A Giant Seroma Developed 3 Months After Femoral Embolectomy In A Chronic Renal Failure Patient

Although postoperative seroma formation is a rare complication, it is a bothersome and hard-to-treat situation when occurred. In daily practice of vascular surgery, postoperative use of intravenous heparin is indicated as a risk factor for postoperative symptomatic seroma development. According to the literature,a significant cause that we face this problem with increasing incidence may be the postoperative use of high dose heparin. In this study, we present the diagnosis and treatment under the light of literature of a giant seroma case developed 3 months after the femoral embolectomy that was administered intermittant heparin due to a continuing hemodialysis program. We recommend to review the postoperative use of heparin as it is defined as a significant factor in etiology and immediate surgical approach should be the treatment of choice.