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Can The Red Fluid In My Chest Come Back?

At my three week follow up office visit, following aorta Valve and stem replacement, ex rays showed fluid in the chest. My surgeon tapped into the chest at the office and removed 2 and half pounds of red fluid. Can the fluid return? How does one know? Do I need a follow up on this?
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Yes, you should definitely do follow up for this problem. Because this fluid can reaccumulate in pleural cavity. So follow up with chest x ray and ultrasound examination of chest is needed.
Collection fluid in pleural cavity after aortic surgery is mostly due to leak in the repair. So if leak is not repaired, possibility of recurrence is high.
So better to consult your operating surgeon and discuss about possibility of surgical leak and get done investigations for the same.
First treat leak if present.
Hope I have solved your query.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Can The Red Fluid In My Chest Come Back?

Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. I can understand your concern. Yes, you should definitely do follow up for this problem. Because this fluid can reaccumulate in pleural cavity. So follow up with chest x ray and ultrasound examination of chest is needed. Collection fluid in pleural cavity after aortic surgery is mostly due to leak in the repair. So if leak is not repaired, possibility of recurrence is high. So better to consult your operating surgeon and discuss about possibility of surgical leak and get done investigations for the same. First treat leak if present. Hope I have solved your query. Wish you good health. Thanks.