Can fluid build up from latissimus dorsi clap cause fluid to also build around lung?

February 4, 2018
Asked By:monaelovee in Livonia, MI

I am 5 weeks post op from augmentation with a lat flap due to Poland’s syndrome. I went through the ER for a dry cough I have been having. After having an x Ray, they told me that on the side of surgery, I still have a lot of fluid around my chest and a small plueral effusion. Could the fluid by my lung be due to the implant and excessive fluid still on that side?

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February 11, 2020

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March 29, 2018

Answer: Fluid after Latissimus Dorsi

March 29, 2018

Answer: Fluid after Latissimus Dorsi

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May 15, 2018

Answer: Not necessarily..

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Answer: Not necessarily..

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