title: [Postoperative complications of surgery of the veins of the lower extremities in the obese].
abstract: The ballottement of adipose tissue in the leg has certain typical post-operative consequences: enlarged bruises, deep haematoma, canalicular haematoma, and sub-cutaneous induration are frequent and difficult to prevent using compression, which is often ineffective.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Universitaire, Zürich.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Brünner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kuy
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Complications post-opératoires de la chirurgie phlébologique des membres inférieurs chez l'obèse.