Hosseinsabet A, Bagheri J, Shirani S. A Mediastinal Hematoma after the Bentall Operation Detected by Transthoracic Echocardiography.
J Cardiovasc Echogr 2021;
31:96-97. [PMID:
34485035 PMCID:
PMC8388318 DOI:
10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_117_20]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
A round, well-defined mass was incidentally detected at follow-up transthoracic echocardiography in an asymptomatic 36-year-old man with a history of Bentall operation 8 months earlier. Computed tomography angiography of the aorta demonstrated a mediastinal hematoma below the pulmonary artery in the mid-mediastinum. Although mediastinal hematomas are hard to detect after cardiac surgery via transthoracic echocardiography, the probable presence of this complication should be kept in mind during echocardiography.
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