title: Hematoma in a latissimus dorsi donor site 21 months after surgery.
abstract: Following strenuous upper extremity exertion, a 40-year-old man experienced pain and swelling in a latissimus dorsi donor site 21 months following harvest and microsurgical transfer of the muscle. Examination and aspiration proved the mass to be a hematoma, and 595 cc of blood were evacuated with resolution of swelling. Late hematoma in a latissimus dorsi donor site must be distinguished from ventral hernia and can be managed by aspiration.
authors.affiliation: Microsurgical Replantation Transplantation Department, Davies Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94114.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lineaweaver
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Buncke
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Buncke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000601:surgery