title: Unusual left ventricular pseudoaneurysm in a child after disseminated bacterial infection.
abstract: Left ventricular pseudoaneurysms are rare in children. A six-year-old boy developed left ventricular pseudoaneurysm despite successful control of sepsis. The pseudoaneurysm was diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography and detailed by computed tomography. The child underwent successful surgical correction with partial excision and plication of the aneurysmal sac.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vinitha Viswambharan
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Dhananjay
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malankar
authors.forename: Shyam Sunder
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kothari
authors.forename: Shambhu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Gurpreet Singh
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.forename: Balram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Airan
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: left ventricle; pseudoaneurysm; sepsis; staphylococcus