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.
coordinate IM with specific vessel (IM) or precoordinated vascular disease if available (IM)
Other names Pseudoaneurysm; Pseudoaneurysms; False Aneurysms; Aneurysms, False; False Aneurysm
