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Tamponade following breast augmentation
Tarun Nagrani1, Tzvi Neuman, Duccio Baldari
1Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY, USA. doctarun@gmail.com
Abstract:
Breast augmentation is one of most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedures. Pneumothorax has been reported as a rare complication of breast augmentation but the incidence is not known. Our patient presented with dyspnea on exertion about 6 days following breast augmentation. She was found to have cardiac tamponade and pneumothorax. We present a case of cardiac tamponade following breast augmentation, a previously unreported complication.
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