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. 2025 Jun 24;22(2):139-141.
doi: 10.5114/kitp.2025.152325. eCollection 2025 Jun.

Giant pseudoaneurysm of the inferior wall of the left ventricle presenting as a pulsatile epigastric mass

Ermal Likaj  1 , Laureta Dibra  1 , Saimir Kuci  1 , Marsela Goga  1 , Fjorba Mana  1 , Altin Veshti  1
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Giant pseudoaneurysm of the inferior wall of the left ventricle presenting as a pulsatile epigastric mass

Ermal Likaj et al. Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol. .
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3D computed tomography reconstruction image
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Intraoperative view of the huge pseudoaneurysm sac and its opening to the left ventricle
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