Traumatic false aneurysms of the left ventricle after an attempt at video-thoracoscopic surgery

摘要

OBJECTIVESVideo-thoracoscopic surgery (VTS) has been accepted as a safe and credible technique since 1990. Lung injury is one of the main perioperative complications. Few data are available about cardiac trauma and VTS-related false aneurysm of the left ventricular (LV) wall has not yet been reported.