Selective non-operative management of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after penetrating cardiac wound

Selective non-operative management of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after penetrating cardiac wound

Post-traumatic cardiac pseudoaneurysm (PSA) is a rare, potentially life-threatening complication after penetrating cardiac injury. Early surgical intervention has been the treatment of choice for this sequela due to the risk of rupture. Nevertheless, selective non-operative management (SNOM) has bee...

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Main Authors: Peep Talving, Bernardino C Branco, David Plurad, Kenji Inaba, Jabi E Shriki, Nhien Nguyen, Thomas Lustenberger, Demetrios Demetriades
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Subjects:
Cardiac injury
non-operative management
penetrating chest trauma
ventricular pseudoaneurysm
Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2012;volume=5;issue=4;spage=353;epage=355;aulast=Talving

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