Right thoracotomy for saphenous vein graft aneurysm causing hemoptysis.

Ivert, Torbjörn; Orre, Lotta · Ann Thorac Surg · 2006

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Hemoptysis and septicemia 6 years after coronary artery bypass surgery in a 56-year-old man was caused by a 5-cm vein graft pseudoaneurysm bleeding into the right pleura and lung parenchyma. The graft was approached through a right thoracotomy. The patient suffered postoperative neuromyopathy, but fully recovered within 6 months without muscular, respiratory, or cardiac symptoms.

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