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Morel-Lavallée's serous effusion
Also known as:
Épanchement séreux de Morel-Lavallée (French)
Morel-Lavallée's extravasation
Morel-Lavallée effusion
Synonyms:
Posttraumatic soft-tissue cyst, pseudocyst.
Associated persons:
Victor-Auguste-François Morel-Lavallée
Description:
Extravasation of lymph in pockets formed by traumatic separation of the skin and subcutaneous fatty tissue from the underlying fascia.
French description: Collection de sérosité étslée sous la peau observée, surtout à la cuisse ou aux lombes, après un chic tangentiel violent.
Bibliography:
- V-.A.-F. Morel-Lavallée:
Épanchements traumatiques de sérosité.
Archives générales de médecine, Paris, 1853.
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