Death from Fat Embolism after Lipectomy in a Patient with Madelung's Disease

• Main Authors: Xing-An Yang (Author), Teng-Fei Yang (Author), Fu Zhang (Author), Jiang-Wei Kong (Author), Zi-Lin Meng (Author), Xin-Biao Liao (Author), Pei-Yu Liang (Author), Dong-Ri Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A 56-year-old man with a long history of alcoholism and a palpable raised mass about 23 cm × 12 cm in size on his neck was diagnosed with Madelung's disease (MD); the patient also had hyperuricemia. On day 1, he underwent neck lipoma tissue resection and suddenly had dyspnea 9 h after the opera...