What is a seroma?

What is a seroma?

• A. A pocket of air.
• B. A blood clot.
• C. A pocket of solid fibrous tissue.
• D. A pocket of clear fluid that may require drainage.

Answer: (D)

A seroma is a pocket of clear serous fluid that collects in tissue spaces after surgery or trauma, created by leakage of fluid from small vessels and lymphatics into a dead space. It’s not air or blood, nor is it solid tissue. Large or persistent seromas may need drainage or aspiration to help healing and reduce infection risk.

A seroma is a pocket of clear serous fluid that collects in tissue spaces after surgery or trauma, created by leakage of fluid from small vessels and lymphatics into a dead space. It’s not air or blood, nor is it solid tissue. Large or persistent seromas may need drainage or aspiration to help healing and reduce infection risk.