title: Intestinal perforation after suction lipoplasty: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Intrabdominal penetration with intestinal perforation is a relatively uncommon complication after liposuction. Seven cases have been reported in the literature, with a mortality rate > 50%. Here we present a case of a perforated viscus after suction lipoplasty of the abdomen using the tumescent technique. Multiple small-bowel enterotomies were made with the suction cannula. It is our hope that a heightened awareness of this potentially life-threatening complication will promote early and aggressive diagnosis and treatment of liposuction patients who present with gastrointestinal complaints in the early postoperative period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Talmor
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lieberman
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013369:Subphrenic Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery