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High-riding superior pericardial recess: A pitfall in the upper mediastinum
Article first published online: 2 SEP 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01602.x
© 2009 The Authors; Journal compilation © 2009 Asian Pacific Society of Respirology
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STEINKE, K. and POTGIETER, G. J. (2009), High-riding superior pericardial recess: A pitfall in the upper mediastinum. Respirology, 14: 1056–1057. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01602.x
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Keywords:
- bronchoscopy;
- computed tomography;
- lung cancer;
- positron emission tomography;
- radiology
ABSTRACT
The high-riding superior pericardial recess is an anatomical entity both radiologists and respiratory physicians should be aware of. Recognition that this high-riding portion of the recess is of water attenuation, that it connects to the inferior portion of the superior pericardial recess, and that it does not exert mass effect on adjacent structures should help avert misdiagnosis and subsequent inappropriate treatment.