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MRI scan - pseudoaneurysm (white arrow).
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Further evaluation, including transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, revealed a 25 x 35 x 15 mm3 pseudoaneurysm in the inferoposterior side of the heart with a 10-mm communication neck with the left ventricle (Figures 1 and 2).
3D reconstruction of a CT scan - clearly visible pseudoaneurysm (24 x 14 x 38 mm3).
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Further evaluation, including transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, revealed a 25 x 35 x 15 mm3 pseudoaneurysm in the inferoposterior side of the heart with a 10-mm communication neck with the left ventricle (Figures 1 and 2).
Intraoperative TEE - pseudoaneurysm (black arrow) adjacent to the mitral valve (left).
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TEE showed that the connection between the pseudoaneurysm and the left ventricle was closed (Figures 3 and 4). The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged home on postoperative day 12.
Intraoperative TEE after surgical repair - no visible pseudoaneurysm.
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TEE showed that the connection between the pseudoaneurysm and the left ventricle was closed (Figures 3 and 4). The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged home on postoperative day 12.