%0 Journal Article
%T Fat embolism in liposuction and intramuscular grafts in rabbits
%A Felzemburgh
%A Victor Araujo
%A Barbosa
%A Rafaela Cavalcante das Neves
%A Nunes
%A Victor Luiz Correia
%A Campos
%A Jos¨¦ Humberto Oliveira
%J Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
%D 2012
%I Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia
%R 10.1590/S0102-86502012000500002
%X purpose: to evaluate the effects of fat embolism in organs such as lung and liver. methods: twenty rabbits underwent autologous intramuscular fat grafting in the right thigh after liposuction. the groups were determined according to the postoperative day that occurred in euthanasia: 60, 90 and 120 day. then, lung and liver were excised and sent to the histopathology laboratory for analysis in search of late injury secondary to a prior event of fat embolism in the tissues. results: the results showed a change in the macroscopic sample with discoloration of the liver tissue heterogeneously. there were no changes consistent with embolic effect under the microscope. conclusion: the option of performing a technique of fat grafting with a less traumatic surgical procedure can be considered protective against embolic events, with no impact to late embolic events on the tissues.
%K embolism
%K fat
%K lipectomy
%K ischemia
%K rabbits.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0102-86502012000500002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en