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Right Hemothorax from Leaking Aortocoronary Vein Graft Giant Aneurysm

Wakefield Hospital
¹ Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wakefield & Wellington Public Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand

For reprint information contact: Ashok K Sharma, FRACS Tel: 64 4 381 8115 Fax: 64 4 381 8116 Email: doctorsushil{at}hotmail.com, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wakefield Hospital, Private bag 7909, Florence Street, Newtown, Wellington South 6039, New Zealand.

Aneurysm of the saphenous vein aortocoronary bypass graft is a rare but potentially fatal complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We report a case of an aneurysm of the saphenous vein aortocoronary bypass graft presented 7 years after redo CABG, with features of right atrial compression and right hemothorax. The patient was successfully treated surgically.