Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Fat Embolism After Liposuction in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Liposuction

Abstract

Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a congenital disorder that presents with a classic triad of findings including varicose veins or venous malformations, capillary malformation, and soft tissue or bone hypertrophy of the affected limbs. These patients can have lymphatic malformations and deep venous anomalies comprised of hypoplasia, aplasia, or venous incompetence. The authors describe a case of a patient with KTS who had liposuction for limb hypertrophy and developed fat embolism.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 189.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 249.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 329.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Capraro PA, Fisher J, Hammond DC, Grossman JA. Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2002;109(6):2052–60.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Jacob AG, Driscoll DJ, Shaughnessy WJ, Stanson AW, Clay RP, Gloviczki P. Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome: spectrum and management. Mayo Clin Proc. 1998;73(1):28–36.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Gloviczki P, Driscoll DJ. Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome: current management. Phlebology. 2007;22:291–8.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Iverson RE, Lynch DJ. American Society of Plastic Surgeons Committee on Patient Safety. Practice advisory on liposuction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004;113(5):1478–90.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Gingrass MK. Lipoplasty complications and their prevention. Clin Plast Surg. 1999;26(3):341–54.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Mentz HA. Fat emboli syndromes following liposuction. Aesthet Plast Surg. 2008;32(5):737–8.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Platt MS, Kohler LJ, Ruiz R, Cohle SD, Ravichandran P. Deaths associated with liposuction: case reports and review of the literature. J Forensic Sci. 2002;47(1):205–7.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Abbes M, Bourgeon Y. Fat embolism after dermolipectomy and liposuction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1989;84(3):546–7.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  9. Erba P, Farhadi J, Schaefer DJ, Pierer G. Fat embolism syndrome after combined aesthetic surgery. J Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2011;45(1):51–3.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  10. El-Ali KM, Gourlay T. Assessment of the risk of systemic fat mobilization and fat embolism as a consequence of liposuction: ex vivo study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006;117(7):2269–76.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  11. Kenkel JM, Brown SA, Love EJ, Waddle JP, Krueger JE, Noble D, Robinson Jr JB, Rohrich RJ. Hemodynamics, electrolytes, and organ histology of larger-volume liposuction in a porcine model. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004;113(5):1391–9.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  12. Wang HD, Zheng JH, Deng CL, Liu QY, Yang SL. Fat embolism syndromes following liposuction. Aesthet Plast Surg. 2008;32(5):731–6.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Gurd AR, Wilson RI. The fat embolism syndrome. J Bone Joint Surg (Br). 1974;56B(3):408–16.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Mellor A, Soni N. Fat embolism. Anaesthesia. 2001;56(2):145–54.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  15. Ross RM, Johnson GW. Fat embolism after liposuction. Chest. 1988;93(6):1294–5.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Sainte Justine, 3175 Ch de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C4, Canada

    Gaby Doumit M.D., M.Sc.

  2. Division of Plastic Surgery, Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Gaby Doumit M.D., M.Sc.

  3. Service de chirurgieplastique, Centre HospitalierUniversitaire Saint-Justine, Université de Montréal, 3175 Ch de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C4, Canada

    Mihiran Karunanayake M.D.

Authors
  1. Gaby Doumit M.D., M.Sc.
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Mihiran Karunanayake M.D.
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Gaby Doumit M.D., M.Sc. .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Tustin, California, USA

    Melvin A. Shiffman

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, Regional Hospital-Ancona, Ancona, Italy

    Alberto Di Giuseppe

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2016 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Doumit, G., Karunanayake, M. (2016). Fat Embolism After Liposuction in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome. In: Shiffman, M., Di Giuseppe, A. (eds) Liposuction. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48903-1_91

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48903-1_91

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-662-48901-7

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-662-48903-1

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation