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Background: In this study, we aimed to present 15 pericardial cyst cases -diagnosed and treated via surgical resection- with their demographic charecteristics and radiological views, in the light of the literature.Material and Methods:Fifteen patients operated between March 2007 - March 2013 due to pericardial cysts were evaluated retrospectively.Results: The average age of the 9 female and 6 male patients was 50,26 . Fifty percent of male and 33.3 percent of female patients were asymptomatic. In thorax computed tomography lesion average sizes were 9.13 cm, and placement was mainly in the right hemithorax (%40). Atypical placement was observed in 4 patients while 6 of the lesion sizes were larger than 10 cm. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery was performed in three cases, videomediastinoscopy in one, and posterolaretal thoracotomy for the remaining 11 patients. Recurrence was not detected in their average 30.13 months (1-73 months) follow up.Conclusion:Although pericardial cysts are benign lesions, complications due to growing and perforation are reported in the literature, and surgical treatment with low morbidity and mortality is recommended for definitive diagnosis and treatment. Even though we usually prefer exploration via thoracotomy minimally invasive methods should also be preferred in terms of both patient comfort and cost

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