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Case Reports
. 2006 Feb;25(2):189-92.
doi: 10.1016/j.annfar.2005.07.084. Epub 2005 Nov 2.

[Fat pulmonary embolism after liposuction]

[Article in French]
C Rothmann  1 , N Ruschel, R Streiff, R Pitti, P E Bollaert
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Case Reports

[Fat pulmonary embolism after liposuction]

[Article in French]
C Rothmann et al. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

A 24-year-old woman undergoes buttock's liposuction as an outpatient procedure. As she went back home, progressive dyspnea, respiratory distress and collapse developed. At hospital admission, she was dyspneic with thoracic oppression, tachycardia and anguish. Chest X-ray and thoracic CT scan suggested a pulmonary localisation of fat emboli. Symptomatic treatment allowed complete recovery. This report discusses diagnosis of fat emboli after liposuction as well as epidemiology and physiopathology.

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