title: Surgery for left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: thoracotomy or sternotomy.
abstract: We experienced 2 cases of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm located at the posterolateral wall. Case 1 was an 80-year-old woman who developed a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm 4 months after sutureless repair of left ventricular free wall rupture due to acute myocardial infarction. The pseudoaneurysm was repaired through a left thoracotomy. Case 2 was a 77-year-old woman who was diagnosed with left ventricular pseudoaneurysm incidentally by computed tomography. Aneurysmorrhaphy was conducted through a standard median sternotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Onomichi General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamamoto
authors.forename: Kiyohiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morifuji
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D056346:Sternotomy; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Aneurysm; cardiac surgical procedures; false; heart aneurysm; heart ventricles