Video-assisted thoracic surgery for hemothorax following coronary artery bypass.
A 56-year-old man complained of dyspnea and cough 9 days after coronary artery bypass grafting. Chest radiography showed opacity and left lung collapse. Following removal of clots from the pleural cavity by videothoracoscopy, he recovered without further incident. Video-assisted thoracic surgery is a feasible and safe option in the management of early hemothorax.
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Fortis Heart Institute, Mohali, India. sssamra@rediffmail.com
Shivpreet S
SS
Samra
Navdeep S
NS
Samra
Ajeet
A
Jain
Vipin
V
Mehta
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted