[HSF] LIMA harvest- extra pleural haematoma

[john pj]

  In the last 2 years we have seen at least 3 times an  extra pleural haematoma at  the apex/ upper zone of the left lung after CABG with LIMA. In one of them it’s extra pleural location was confirmed with CT   and took  3 months to clear radiologically
   
  We suspect that it could be from post op bleeding in to the chest wall from one of the braches of LIMA.
  Any comments about such a complication?
   
   
   
   

       
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