[Postoperative complications of surgery of the veins of the lower extremities in the obese].
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.
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Hôpital Universitaire, Zürich.
Kuy
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D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
Complications post-opératoires de la chirurgie phlébologique des membres inférieurs chez l'obèse.