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Seroma formation after modified Blalock–Taussig shunt which caused shock due to pulmonary vein compression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2020

Hiroyuki Kuroda Open the ORCID record for Hiroyuki Kuroda [Opens in a new window] ,
Tatsunori Hokosaki  and
Daisuke Machida
Hiroyuki Kuroda*
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
Tatsunori Hokosaki
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
Daisuke Machida
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
*
Author for correspondence: Hiroyuki Kuroda, M.D., Department of Paediatrics, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa236-0004, Japan. Tel: +81 45 787 2800; Fax: +81 45 787 0461. E-mail: hiro.kuroda55@gmail.com
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Abstract

Seroma formation is a relatively rare complication seen after a modified Blalock–Taussig shunt. Herein, we report a rare case of seroma formation on the posterior aspect of the left atrium without it touching the graft, and presenting with shock, due to pulmonary vein compression.

Keywords

Seromagraftleft atriummodified Blalock–Taussig shuntpulmonary venous compression
Type
Images in Congenital Cardiac Disease
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 30 , Issue 10 , October 2020 , pp. 1496 - 1497
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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References

Jennifer, C, Wojtek, K, Deborah, T, et al. Severe tracheal compression due to a seroma: a rare cause of respiratory insufficiency after a modified Blalock–Taussig shunt. Ann Thorac Surg 2009; 87: 1621.Google Scholar