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Preferred term

Aneurysm, False  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Not an aneurysm but a well-defined collection of blood and CONNECTIVE TISSUE outside the wall of a blood vessel or the heart. It is the containment of a ruptured blood vessel or heart, such as sealing a rupture of the left ventricle. False aneurysm is formed by organized THROMBUS and HEMATOMA in surrounding tissue.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • False Aneurysm
  • Pseudoaneurysm

In other languages

  • French

  • Faux anévrysme
  • Pseudo-anévrisme
  • Pseudo-anévrysme
  • Pseudoanévrisme
  • Pseudoanévrysme

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NDRV53TX-Z

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