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Small intestinal perforation and peritonitis after liposuction.

Mallappa M, Rangaswamy M, Badiuddin MF

Department of Surgery, Welcare Hospital, Al Garhoud Area, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, drmaheshm2000@yahoo.com.

A case of small intestinal perforation and peritonitis after tumescent liposuction performed in an ambulatory setting elsewhere is presented. Only four other cases were reported earlier. In all cases, the diagnosis had been missed initially. Unique problems in diagnosis, preventive steps, and risk reduction are discussed.

Published 18 September 2007 in Aesthetic Plast Surg, 31(5): 589-92.
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