A member asked:

What do you advise if i had pulmonary edema during gall bladder removal in 2011. the radiology report reads..the cardiac silhouette?

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Dr. James Brockenbrough answered

Specializes in Thoracic Surgery

Not to worry: The X-ray was likely a post-operative portable.and you may have had signs of pulmonary edema by radiographic evidence. Since it has been 3 years since the study and there has been no clinical sequelae, I would not worry about it.

Answered 5/10/2014

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