[Fat embolism in common carotid artery following temporal autologous fat graft]

Attila Aydin; Gomes David Manuel; Sophie Cortese; Frederic Marchal; Gilles Dolivet

doi:10.1016/j.anplas.2022.10.004

[Fat embolism in common carotid artery following temporal autologous fat graft]

Ann Chir Plast Esthet. 2023 Apr;68(2):167-172. doi: 10.1016/j.anplas.2022.10.004. Epub 2022 Nov 30.

[Article in French]

Authors

Attila Aydin¹, Gomes David Manuel², Sophie Cortese³, Frederic Marchal⁴, Gilles Dolivet³

Affiliations

¹ Service de chirurgie maxillofaciale et plastique, CHU de Nancy, université de Lorraine, hôpital central, 29 avenue du maréchal de Lattre-de-Tassigny, 54000 Nancy, France. Electronic address: atti.gestion@gmail.com.
² Service de chirurgie oncologique, université de Lorraine, institut de cancérologie de Lorraine, 54519 Vandœuvre-les-Nancy, France. Electronic address: gomesdavid.m@gmail.com.
³ Service de chirurgie oncologique, université de Lorraine, institut de cancérologie de Lorraine, 54519 Vandœuvre-les-Nancy, France.
⁴ CRAN, UMR 7039, CNRS, université de Lorraine, boulevard des Aiguillettes, 54506 Vandœuvre-les-Nancy, France. Electronic address: f.marchal@nancy.unicancer.fr.

PMID: 36463024
DOI: 10.1016/j.anplas.2022.10.004

Abstract

Lipofilling is a well-known procedure, initially described by Coleman in 1991. Many cases of fat embolism following this procedure are published. Our patient had a common carotid fat embolism after a temporal autologous fat graft.

Keywords: AVC; Embolie graisseuse; Fat embolism; Fatal; Lipofilling; Stroke.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue / transplantation
Carotid Artery, Common
Embolism, Fat* / etiology
Humans
Pulmonary Embolism*
Transplantation, Autologous / methods