Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm at the apex--a case report of successful resection of the enlarging pseudoaneurysm following mitral valve replacement, which was caused by closed mitral commissurotomy 23 years ago
Nogami, Y.; Tanaka, Y.; Tokuno, S.; Kan, I.; Okumori, M.
Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai 43(7): 1039-1043
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0369-4739 PMID: 7561316 Document Number: 448915
A 47-year-old male with pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle secondary to mitral valve replacement was herein reported because of its unique etiology. The pseudoaneurysm was presumably resulted from the mitral valve dilator wound at the apex of the left ventricle, which was produced by closed mitral commissurotomy 23 years ago. To our knowledge, it seems to be a rare reported case with pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle caused by closed transventricular mitral commissurotomy.