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Tahereh Toluian1, Carlo Valenti Pittino1, Francesco Bombaci2, Giacomo Viani3, Giancarlo Oliva2, Michaela Cellina2.
Abstract
We present the case of a 74-year-old female who attempted suicide by stabbing repeatedly with a nail scissor in the sub-sternal chest. Chest Computed Tomography (CT) performed at her arrival at our emergency department detected the presence of massive pericardial effusion. A follow-up cardiac CT after the pericardial drainage showed a Pseudo-aneurysm of the anterior wall of the right ventricle. <Learning objective: The evidence of post-traumatic right ventricular pseudo-aneurysm is a rare finding. Due to the challenge of diagnosis and potential fatality of this rare condition, it is important to be aware of its occurrence and to refine its recognition with imaging examinations.>.Entities:
Keywords: Attempted suicide; Multi-detector computed tomography; Post-traumatic pseudo-aneurysm; Pseudo-aneurysm; Right ventricle Pseudo-aneurysm
Year: 2021 PMID: 35024072 PMCID: PMC8721243 DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2021.06.017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cardiol Cases ISSN: 1878-5409