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Emergency surgical closure of a ruptured infective left ventricular pseudoaneurysm in a 17-month-old girl resulted in full recovery with normal cardiac function at 2 months follow-up.
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Emergency surgical closure of a life-threatening infective left ventricular pseudoaneurysm secondary to purulent pericarditis in a toddler resulted in excellent recovery and normal cardiac function.
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Suggests emergency surgery can yield full recovery in this rare toddler emergency; leaves open optimal strategies pending larger series.
Pseudoaneurysms of the ventricle are an uncommon occurrence in children. They may be secondary to previous cardiac surgery or infection of the pericardial space. Infective pseudoaneurysms require urgent surgery because rupture of the pseudoaneurysm may have catastrophic consequences. The outcome with surgery is excellent. We report a toddler with ruptured pseudoaneurysm secondary to purulent pericarditis who recovered with an emergency surgical closure of the opening of the pseudo-aneurysm.
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Krishna et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Infective pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle (n=1). Emergency surgical closure was evaluated on Clinical recovery. Emergency surgical closure of a ruptured infective left ventricular pseudoaneurysm in a 17-month-old girl resulted in full recovery with normal cardiac function at 2 months follow-up.
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