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Splenic trauma during abdominal wall liposuction: a case report.

Harnett P, Koak Y, Baker D

Department of Surgery, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Royal Free Hospital Pond Street, London NW3 1PL, 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.

Published 4 April 2008 in J R Soc Med, 101(4): 201-3.
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