title: Endoscope-assisted suction extraction of lipomas.
abstract: The blunt technique of suction-assisted lipectomy partially evolved while proving to be an efficient, albeit blind, method for the removal of lipomas. Larger or poorly encapsulated tumors were acknowledged to be at a greater risk for recurrence probably because of an unrecognized residua. Just as liposuction has enhanced body-contour surgery because of the potential for smaller and fewer scars hidden in strategically camouflaged locations, the identical advantages are possible for liposuction extraction of lipomas, with a greater assurance for their entire removal via direct visualization using a surgical endoscope.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Hallock
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000601:surgery*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*