Síndrome de Wilkie posterior a liposucción

Introduction: Wilkie’s syndrome is an unusual cause of high intestinal obstruction generated by vascular compression of the third portion of the duodenum. Objective: To present the clinical case of a 41-year-old female patient in postoperative period after liposuction, who developed acute clinical symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, imaging study confirmed Wilkie’s syndrome. Results: Young patient without relevant clinical history, presented a condition compatible with Wilkie Syndrome in postoperative period of liposuction, requiring conservative management with complete resolution of the clinical condition. Discussion and Conclusions: After diagnosis the patient received conservative treatment with complete resolution of the entity, after reviewing the literature on this syndrome, etiology and medical-surgical management we can conclude that anatomical changes after plastic surgery of the abdominal wall associated with external medical compression devices and vascular anatomical variants of the patient may predispose to the development of this syndrome, timely diagnosis and treatment avoid major complications but more studies are needed to determine the true prevalence.