Gunshot-Related Pediatric Left Ventricular Apical Aneurysm

Achala Donuru, MBBS; David Saul, MD; Maansi Parekh, MBBS, DNB; Maruti Kumaran, MD; Vinay Kandula, MBBS; Rami Kharouf, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2021)

Gunshot-Related Pediatric Left Ventricular Apical Aneurysm

Achala Donuru, MBBS,
David Saul, MD,
Maansi Parekh, MBBS, DNB,
Maruti Kumaran, MD,
Vinay Kandula, MBBS,
Rami Kharouf, MD

Affiliations

Achala Donuru, MBBS: Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr. Achala Donuru, Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, 132 S. 10th Street, 1079 Main Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
David Saul, MD: Department of Medical Imaging, A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Maansi Parekh, MBBS, DNB: Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Maruti Kumaran, MD: Department of Radiology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Vinay Kandula, MBBS: Department of Medical Imaging, A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Rami Kharouf, MD: Department of Cardiology, A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 26 – 30

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Penetrating injuries of the thorax and abdomen, such as gunshot and stabbing, are rare in children. We present the case of a pediatric patient with a history of remote gunshot injury presenting with a late aneurysm in the left ventricle. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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