title: Contained rupture of a myocardial abscess in the free wall of the left ventricle.
abstract: Contained rupture of the left ventricle is uncommon; rupture secondary to a myocardial abscess is exceedingly rare. A case is presented of a contained rupture of a myocardial abscess in a patient with Staphylococcus aureus septicemia. The rupture was repaired surgically, and the patient survived.
authors.affiliation: The Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool, England. m.shackcloth@virgin.net
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Shackcloth
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Dihmis
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications