Published in Medical Device Business Week, December 5th, 2007
"Only four other cases were reported earlier. In all cases, the diagnosis had been missed initially," wrote M. Mallappa and colleagues.
The researchers concluded: "Unique problems in diagnosis, preventive steps, and risk reduction are discussed."
Mallappa and colleagues published their study in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (Small intestinal perforation and peritonitis after liposuction. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery,...
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