Lipoedema in patients after bariatric surgery: report of two cases and review of literature.

Resource type
Authors/contributors
Title
Lipoedema in patients after bariatric surgery: report of two cases and review of literature.
Abstract
Lipoedema is a disorder of adipose tissue that is characterized by abnormal subcutaneous fat deposition, leading to swelling and enlargement of the lower limbs as well as the trunk. This entity is often misdiagnosed as lymphoedema or obesity and, therefore, may be overlooked and missed in patients scheduled for bariatric surgery. Patients with lipoedema who undergo bariatric surgery may have to continue to have extensive lower extremity and trunk adiposity despite adequate weight loss. In this report, we present two patients who had extensive trunk and lower extremity adiposity, one of them before and the other after the bariatric surgery.
Publication
Clinical obesity
Volume
8
Issue
2
Pages
147-150
Date
2018 Apr
Journal Abbr
Clin Obes
Language
eng
ISSN
1758-8111 1758-8103
Rights
© 2018 World Obesity Federation.
Extra
Place: England
Citation
Pouwels, S., Huisman, S., Smelt, H. J. M., Said, M., & Smulders, J. F. (2018). Lipoedema in patients after bariatric surgery: report of two cases and review of  literature. Clinical Obesity, 8(2), 147–150. https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.12239