title: Selective non-operative management of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after penetrating cardiac wound.
abstract: 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 been practiced in patients with postinfarct PSA that are small and stable. We report a case of a post-traumatic cardiac PSA subjected to SNOM.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Peep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Talving
authors.forename: Bernardino C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Branco
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Plurad
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: Jabi E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Shriki
authors.forename: Nhien
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lustenberger
authors.forename: Demetrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demetriades