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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2006;14:e19-e20
© 2006 Asia Publishing EXchange Ltd

CASE STUDIES

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Hemothorax Following Coronary Artery Bypass

Shivpreet S Samra, FRCS, Navdeep S Samra, MS, Ajeet Jain, MCh, Vipin Mehta, MS

Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Fortis Heart Institute, Mohali, India

For reprint information contact: Shivpreet S Samra, FRCS Tel: 91 172 509 0928 Email: sssamra{at}rediffmail.com, 4493 Darshan Vihar, Sector 68, Mohali, Punjab, India.

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.






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