[Hyperlipemia. Post-operative fat embolism, with psychiatric signs, and persistent lipuria (author's transl)].
The authors report an exceptional case of fat embolism with neuro-psychiatric signs, following a digestive by-pass operation for hypercholesterolemia. They emphasize the difficulty in diagnosis and attach value to the lipuria when it is massive. A short review of the literature recalls the various pathogenic theories of fat embolism.
D000328:Adult; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000628:therapy*; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D007422:Intestines / Q000601:surgery*; D008055:Lipids / Q000652:urine*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications
D008055:Lipids
Hyperlipidémie. Court-circuit intestinal. Embolie graisseuse à forme neuro-psychique. Lipurie persistante.