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Unconventional Surgical Intervention for Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Associated With Staphylococcus aureus in a Pediatric Patient.

Fernando ChavarriMiguel PintoYeli TorresValeria AdrianzénIvan Niño de GuzmánEduardo Esqueche
Published in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2020)
Ventricular pseudoaneurysms are very unusual in children. A six-year-old child developed left ventricular pseudoaneurysm associated with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. The patient responded favorably to antibiotic therapy and ventriculoplasty through an unconventional surgery due to the constrictive pericarditis.
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