PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Biao Zhong
AU  - Chi Zhang
AU  - Cong-feng Luo
TI  - Percutaneous drainage of Morel-Lavallée lesions when the diagnosis is delayed
AID  - 10.1503/cjs.034413
DP  - 2014 Oct 01
TA  - Canadian Journal of Surgery
PG  - 356--357
VI  - 57
IP  - 5
4099  - http://canjsurg.ca/content/57/5/356.short
4100  - http://canjsurg.ca/content/57/5/356.full
SO  - CAN J SURG2014 Oct 01; 57
AB  - Morel-Lavallée lesions are a closed internal degloving, and open débridement can damage the only remaining blood supply to the skin. We performed percutaneous draining and débridement to treat 8 patients in whom the diagnosis of Morel-Lavallée lesions was delayed more than 1 week. Here we discuss our treatment procedures and the outcomes in these 8 patients. We consider percutaneous drainage to be an effective treatment for patients with delayed diagnosis of Morel-Lavallée lesions.