Painful fat syndrome in a male patient

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 282-286

  Chen, Shyi Gen ^a   Hsu, Shih Dar ^b   Chen, Tim Mo ^a   Wang, Hsian Jenn ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KEELUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lipoedema; Lymphoedema; Painful fat syndrome; Phleboedema; Tumescent liposuction

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIURETIC THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG EDEMA; LIPEDEMA; LIPODYSTROPHY; LIPOSUCTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 1642374724     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2003.12.020     Document Type: Article

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