CTICasesSuroma
▶ Watch on YouTube — age-restricted, cannot embed here
Imaging findings
Following aortic valve surgery via sternotomy, a fluid collection was identified. Cross-sectional imaging demonstrated the collection to be a benign suroma, a postoperative fluid accumulation, rather than a pseudoaneurysm. The appearance was clean, and clinical management involved expectant observation.
Key takeaways
Postoperative fluid collections, or suromas, can mimic pseudoaneurysms on imaging following cardiothoracic surgery. Careful characterization is necessary to distinguish these benign collections from true vascular complications, often requiring follow-up or specific cross-sectional imaging features.
AI-assisted summary — may contain errors. Verify against the source video. Learn more
More from this webinar
- Post-pneumonectomy BronchomalaciaIatrogenic
- Chronic Pulmonary ThromboembolismVascular
- Paraspinal Cyst (Cystic Schwannoma)Neoplastic
- Extralobar SequestrationCongenital
- Hypersensitivity PneumonitisILD
- Alveolar ProteinosisMetabolic
- Takotsubo CardiomyopathyOther
- Acute Type B Intramural HematomaVascular
See all cases from April 22, 2016 →
Related Iatrogenic cases
- Mediastinal Chest Tube Malposition
- Acute Dislodgment of Atrial Appendage Lead
- Iatrogenic Tracheal-Esophageal Fistula / Diaphragmatic Perforation (Malpositioned Feeding Tube)
- Iatrogenic Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Post-Cryoablation
- Traumatic Tracheal Perforation Post-Tracheostomy
- Colonic Interposition (Esophageal Conduit)