Mouroux J, Padovani B, Maalouf J, Bourgeon A, Richelme H
Service de Chirurgie Abdominale et Thoracique, Hôpital Pasteur, Nice, France.
Surg Laparosc Endosc. 1996 Oct;6(5):403-4.
Four cases of pleuropericardial cyst (three symptomatic, one in an unusual location) were treated by videothoracoscopy. Complete resection of the cyst was possible in all cases. The postoperative course was uneventful and patients were discharged on the 4th or 5th day. Pleuropericardial cysts account for 5 to 10% of all mediastinal tumors. Clinical latency and a benign course are characteristic features. In most cases, computed tomography (CT) confirms the diagnosis. When the cyst is symptomatic or the diagnosis is in doubt (atypical location, high density on CT scans), videothoracoscopy offers an alternative to transpleural puncture with evacuation or excision via thoracotomy.
4例胸膜心包囊肿（3例有症状，1例位置特殊）通过电视胸腔镜进行了治疗。所有病例均成功完整切除囊肿。术后恢复顺利，患者于术后第4天或第5天出院。胸膜心包囊肿占所有纵隔肿瘤的5%至10%。临床隐匿性和良性病程是其特征。大多数情况下，计算机断层扫描（CT）可确诊。当囊肿有症状或诊断存疑（位置不典型、CT扫描高密度）时，电视胸腔镜可作为经胸腔穿刺抽液或开胸切除的替代方法。
