Abstract:
A 16-year-old male with past medical history of congenital atrial septal
defect surgical repair
presented with recurrent pericarditis secondary to post-cardiotomy
injury syndrome (PCIS).
After failing medical therapy, he ultimately underwent pericardiectomy
for symptom resolution.
PCIS is underdiagnosed in children and should be considered in patients
with recurrent chest
pain.
Key Words: recurrent pericarditis, multimodality
imaging, atrial septal defect, post-cardiac injury syndrome,
pericardiectomy