TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultrasound assisted liposuction for the palliative treatment of Madelung's disease
T2 - A case report
AU - Faga, Angela
AU - Valdatta, Luigi Antonio
AU - Thione, Alessandro
AU - Buoro, Mara
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Benign Symmetric Lipomatosis (Madelung's disease) is a rare disease, characterized by massive fatty deposits in the neck, the shoulders, and the upper extremities. The deformity is associated with chronic alcohol use, malignant tumors of the upper airways, neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and other metabolic disorders. Although the deformity is prone to recurrence, surgical removal via lipectomy or liposuction provides the only way of palliation. This paper describes the treatment of a 51-year-old man with a history of alcoholism and liver cirrhosis. He reported masses in his cervical and facial regions that had gradually enlarged over a period of 6 years. He also developed respiratory symptoms due to the fatty compression of his upper airways. Our experience with ultrasound-assisted liposuction for the palliative treatment of this disease is reported.
AB - Benign Symmetric Lipomatosis (Madelung's disease) is a rare disease, characterized by massive fatty deposits in the neck, the shoulders, and the upper extremities. The deformity is associated with chronic alcohol use, malignant tumors of the upper airways, neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and other metabolic disorders. Although the deformity is prone to recurrence, surgical removal via lipectomy or liposuction provides the only way of palliation. This paper describes the treatment of a 51-year-old man with a history of alcoholism and liver cirrhosis. He reported masses in his cervical and facial regions that had gradually enlarged over a period of 6 years. He also developed respiratory symptoms due to the fatty compression of his upper airways. Our experience with ultrasound-assisted liposuction for the palliative treatment of this disease is reported.
KW - Madelung's disease
KW - Ultrasound assisted liposuction
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U2 - 10.1007/s002660010118
DO - 10.1007/s002660010118
M3 - Article
C2 - 11426308
AN - SCOPUS:0034957631
VL - 25
SP - 181
EP - 183
JO - Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
JF - Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
SN - 0364-216X
IS - 3
ER -