Nagrani Tarun, Neuman Tzvi, Baldari Duccio, Zaher Medhat, Lafferty James, Baglini Roberto, Kasabian Armen
Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY, USA.
Ann Plast Surg. 2010 Feb;64(2):141-3. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181b0bb1f.
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.
