Venous thrombosis and thromboembolism of pulmonary artery in plastic surgery: risk factors, course options and therapeutic strategies

A detailed analysis of the literature was carried out and an analysis of our own clinical case of managing a patient with thrombosis of the veins of the lower extremities and thromboembolism of the pulmonary arteries, which developed after the procedure of abdominoplasty and liposuction, is presented. There are limited descriptions of thromboembolic events and their treatment after abdominoplasty and/or liposuction in the literature. The article summarizes modern mechanisms of development and variants of the course of venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and pulmonary fat embolism in plastic surgery, as well as approaches to the management of such patients, with special attention paid to the interdisciplinary approach.