| Title | Pseudocyst formation after abdominoplasty--extravasations of Morel-Lavallée. | | Author(s) | Zecha PJ, Missotten FE | | Institution | Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis, Leuven, Belgium. | | Source | Br J Plast Surg 1999 Sep; 52(6):500-2. | | MeSH | Abdominal Muscles
Adipose Tissue
Adult
Connective Tissue Diseases
Cysts
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lipectomy
Middle Aged
| | Abstract | A soft tissue injury can lead to the formation of a pseudocyst in the subcutaneous adipose tissue, due to a seroma, haematoma or fat necrosis. These cysts were first described in 1853 by the French physician Morel-Lavallée. He observed the phenomenon in the lower limb in women after a tangential trauma with separation of the fatty layers. A similar condition can occur following surgery of the abdomen, when performing liposuction and subcutaneous dissection with a large dead space. In this report we present two cases with large pseudocysts in the abdominal wall, which were seen in long term follow-up after an abdominoplasty performed elsewhere. The pathogenesis, the treatment and the literature are discussed. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
Review
| | PubMed ID | 10673930 |
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