Myocardial abscess with contained rupture: Successful repair

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作者
Harris, DG [1 ]
Rossouw, GJ [1 ]
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[1] Tygerberg Hosp, Dept Cardiothorac Surg, ZA-7505 Cape Town, South Africa
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10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02448-6
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Spontaneous rupture of the heart from myocardial abscess is a rare occurrence. Most cases of spontaneous cardiac rupture are due to myocardial infarction. We present a case of a contained rupture of the heart in a patient with staphylococcal septicemia. Although cultures from the pericardial space were negative the macroscopic and clinical picture was compatible with an abscess. (C) 2001 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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