Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Case Report
Visceral perforation following liposuction and management of hostile abdomen with the rivera condom technique. case report.
Author(s): Jorge Sotelo-Carbajal, Rodrigo Mata and Quitzia Libertad Torres-Salazar*
Perforation of one or more intraperitoneal organs during a liposuction procedure is an unusual and underestimated complication. Awareness of this complication is essential due to the frequent delay in diagnosis and potentially fatal consequences.We analyze the case of a 49-year-old woman who presented to the emergency room with septic shock of abdominal wall and necrotizing fasciitis developed after cosmetic surgery. The patient was admitted with a Glasgow score of 15 and generalized pallor, and was treated in the operating room for revision and cavity cleansing. Abundant intestinal contents were found in the subcutaneous cellular tissue, necrosis and liquefaction of Treitz tissue up to 20 cm of the ileocecal valve, peripancreatic edema and multiple wheals in the omentum. On the 42nd day of hospital stay, it was decided to perform fistula management by the Rivera condom technique and .. View More»
DOI:
doi.10.37532/22.11.3.1-3
