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01.12.2023 | Case Report
An unusual case of huge fibrotic sac of hematoma at saphenous vein harvest site for coronary artery bypass grafting: a case report
verfasst von:
June Lee, Hye Rim Na, Seok Beom Hong, Do Yeon Kim, Hwan Wook Kim, Yong Han Kim
Erschienen in:
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Ausgabe 1/2023
Abstract
Great saphenous vein is a conduit commonly used for coronary artery bypass grafting. However, several complications could occur at leg wound site for vein harvesting. Here, we describe a huge sac of hematoma as an uncommon complication of saphenous vein harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting.
A 62-year-old gentleman was readmitted with swelling at left thigh 30 days after coronary artery bypass grafting. Lower extremity computed tomography was suggestive of an oval and thick sac implying a hematoma or seroma. After using ultrasound scanning for the mass, an incision through the previous surgical wound showed a huge mass. Inspection after incision the mass revealed an old hematoma within the sac.
Pathologic findings demonstrated chronic inflammation with the hematoma surrounded by a fibrotic sac. The patient’s postoperative course was uneventful without recurrence.
Our experience suggests the possibility of a huge hematoma within a thick fibrotic sac at the previous vein harvest site for coronary artery bypass grafting.