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ArticleJPRAS open2025

Life-threatening bleeding after mastectomy and deliverance by a single suture: A case-report.

Anselm Tamminen

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Article in JPRAS open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Anselm TamminenDepartment of Plastic and General Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520 Turku, Finland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postoperative bleeding after mastectomy is rarely a life-threatening complication. However, it can be fatal without treatment, particularly in patients taking antithrombotic medications. We present a case of 84-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation and apixaban medication, who developed breast cancer requiring mastectomy. The patient experienced severe post-operative bleeding on the fifth postoperative day, with first symptoms being disorientation, stomachache, and unstable hemodynamics. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed an active bleeding site superficially in the skin flap. Unfortunately, the patient had to face a two-hour delay before emergency surgery could be performed and the on-call surgeon decided to attempt an unconventional treatment. The source of the bleeding was pinpointed using Doppler ultrasound in the emergency room, and the artery was occluded with a large needle and a figure-of-eight suture.

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BleedingComplicationsMastectomyTreatment

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PMID40290459
PMCPMC12033392

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