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Pseudocyst formation after abdominal liposuction-extravasations of Morel-Lavallée on MR images
Anabel M Scaranelo1, Ricardo A S Davanço
1Department of Diagnostic Imaging, UNIFESP-Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. anabelms.ddi@epm.br
British Journal of Plastic Surgery
|August 10, 2005
Abstract:
A swelling of the abdominal wall in a 27-year-old woman after undergoing liposuction is described. Pseudocyst of Morel-Lavallée was located within the abdominal fascia and removed by surgery. MRI showed a non-homogenous mass with hyper intense fluid level and septations in T2-weighted images. We speculated that MRI can be used to guide the treatment (conservative or surgical). The literature concerning liposuction is reviewed.