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Pneumothorax during laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair -A case report-

We experienced an extremely rare complication during performance of laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair for a 57-year-old healthy man. About 50 minutes after CO(2) insufflation, the patient developed tachycardia, hypoxemia, hypercapnia and an increased airway pressure....

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Autores principales: Kim, Hye Young, Kim, Tae-Yop, Lee, Kyu Chang, Lee, Myeong Jong, Kim, Seong-Hyop, Bahn, Jong Min, Choi, Eun Kyung, Kim, Ji Yeon
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2881527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20532060
http://dx.doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2010.58.5.490
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Sumario:We experienced an extremely rare complication during performance of laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair for a 57-year-old healthy man. About 50 minutes after CO(2) insufflation, the patient developed tachycardia, hypoxemia, hypercapnia and an increased airway pressure. Right pneumothorax with subcutaneous emphysema was recognized on the emergency chest X-ray and this was successfully treated by chest tube insertion. Anesthesiologists should be aware of the possible occurrence of pneumothorax during laparoscopic TEP hernia repair.