title: [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].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nogami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tokuno
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okumori
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002404:Catheterization; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*