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