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BLANCO TRUJILLO, Feliberto; PEREZ JANE, Ángel Orestes; RODRIGUEZ BARRIOS, Martín  e  JEREZ FELICIANO, William. Morell-Lavalle serous effusion in an elderly. MEDISAN [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.1, pp. 125-129. ISSN 1029-3019.

The case report of a 60 year-old patient who suffered from blunt traumatic injuries and no fractures in the pelvis, hips and both thighs, due to an automobile accident in 1984 is described. He was surgically treated in "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba as he presented a Morell-Lavalle serous effusion. He had the total exeresis of a giant recurrent cystic mass in two surgical times. The patient had a satisfactory clinical course and in 2010 he is still asymptomatic.

Palavras-chave : Morell Lavalle serous effusion; elderly; automobile accident; secondary health care.

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