Unusual Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm in a Child After Disseminated Bacterial Infection. (January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nair, Vinitha Viswambharan; Malankar, Dhananjay; Kothari, Shyam Sunder; Das, Shambhu; Gulati, Gurpreet Singh; Airan, Balram
• Is Part Of: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. Volume 5:Number 1(2014:Jan.)
• Page Start: 121
• Page End: 123
• Publication Date: 2014-01
• Subjects: staphylococcus -- left ventricle -- pseudoaneurysm -- sepsis; Pediatric cardiology -- Periodicals; Congenital heart disease in children -- Periodicals; Heart -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart Defects, Congenital -- surgery -- Periodicals; Cardiac Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Child -- Periodicals; Adult -- Periodicals; 618.9212
• DOI: 10.1177/2150135113499379
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2150-1351

Abstract

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysms are rare in children. A six-year-old boy developed left ventricular pseudoaneurysm despite successful control of sepsis. The pseudoaneurysm was diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography and detailed by computed tomography. The child underwent successful surgical correction with partial excision and plication of the aneurysmal sac.