Can the groin lump be due to cardiac catheterization?
Patient: had heart cath 9 days ago and it came back normal as far as blockage. the Dr.said had mycardio bridging and was born with it. 2 days ago developed and lump in grion area were cath was done. had a ultrasound and came back ok there was no signs of blood clot. my question is could this lump be from heart cath procedure Doctor: Hi,Welcome.Cardiac cath or any other cath done from leg(femoral artery) can cause leakage & collection of blood in the subcutaneous tissue causing a swelling called as hematoma.As you said ultrasound of leg is fine than you need not to worry. It will resolve gradually.Thanks