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ArticleRadiology case reports2021

Multiple liver perforations: complication of an outpatient liposuction procedure.

Julian Pohlan, Hannah Miller, Markus H Lerchbaumer, Felix Krenzien, Christian Benzing, Martina T Mogl, Torsten Diekhoff

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Julian PohlanDepartment of Radiology, Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Germany.
Hannah MillerSurgical Department, Campus Charité Mitte, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
Markus H LerchbaumerDepartment of Radiology, Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Germany.
Felix KrenzienSurgical Department, Campus Charité Mitte, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
Christian BenzingSurgical Department, Campus Charité Mitte, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
Martina T MoglSurgical Department, Campus Charité Mitte, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
Torsten DiekhoffDepartment of Radiology, Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Germany.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DEFreie Universität Berlin · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report on a 29-year-old woman who presented with abdominal right upper quadrant pain after an outpatient liposuction procedure. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan revealed 4 hepatic perforation tracts with subcapsular liver hematoma and hematoperitoneum. The patient was treated by intravenous tranexamic acid and isotonic fluids and monitored on an intensive care unit. No intervention or surgery was necessary during her hospital stay. Follow-up imaging after 3 days using contrast-enhanced ultrasound still showed the perforation tracts in the liver but no expansion of subcapsular hematoma. After 7 days, the patient was discharged home with stable hemoglobin and reduced pain. Liver perforation is a rare complication of liposuction procedures. In patients with abdominal pain after liposuction, contrast-enhanced imaging studies should be performed to identify and characterize solid organ injury. Teams with expertise in angiography and visceral surgery need to be on standby.

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CECTCEUSLiposuctionLiver perforation

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