A rare case of a right ventricular Pseudo-aneurysm, related to an attempted suicide

Tahereh Toluian; Carlo Valenti Pittino; Francesco Bombaci; Giacomo Viani; Giancarlo Oliva; Michaela Cellina

doi:10.1016/j.jccase.2021.06.017

A rare case of a right ventricular Pseudo-aneurysm, related to an attempted suicide

J Cardiol Cases. 2021 Aug 7;25(1):58-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2021.06.017. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Authors

Tahereh Toluian¹, Carlo Valenti Pittino¹, Francesco Bombaci², Giacomo Viani³, Giancarlo Oliva², Michaela Cellina²

Affiliations

¹ Post-graduate School in Radiodiagnostics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Radiology, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Cardiology, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.

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.>.

Keywords: Attempted suicide; Multi-detector computed tomography; Post-traumatic pseudo-aneurysm; Pseudo-aneurysm; Right ventricle Pseudo-aneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports