Splenic trauma during abdominal wall liposuction: a case report

Paul Harnett1, Yashwant Koak, Daryl Baker

  • 1Department of Surgery, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Royal Free Hospital Pond Street, London NW3 1PL, UK. paulharnett2@yahoo.co.uk

A 35-year-old woman collapsed 18 hours after undergoing abdominal wall liposuction. Abdominal CT scan revealed a punctured spleen. She underwent an emergency splenectomy and made an uneventful recovery.

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