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Bilateral breast necrosis, post-coronary artery bypass grafting, treated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy Volume 32, issue 5, September-October 2022

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1 Department of Dermatology, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
2 Department of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

Myocardial revascularization is a very common surgery that usually uses a graft from the left internal mammary artery. Only very few cases of ischemic breast necrosis post-coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) have been described. We report a case of bilateral breast necrosis following CABG, successfully treated by hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO2).A 70-year-old woman with cardiovascular morbidities, excess weight (BMI of 29 kg/m2), high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus and medically treated myocardial [...]