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Venous gas embolism: An unusual complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Venous gas embolism (VGE) is a rare but potentially lethal complication of many forms of surgery, especially posterior fossa neurosurgery where the incidence is reported to be up to 80% - it can also occur in laparoscopic surgery. It usually occurs early in the procedure during insufflation of the a...

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Autores principales: Wenham, Tim N, Graham, Donald
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2734897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19727376
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-9941.55105