• J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A · Oct 2004

    Case Reports

    Subcutaneous carbon dioxide emphysema following endoscopic extraperitoneal hernia repair: possible mechanisms.

    • Karanvir Singh, Ashish Singhal, Vishal Raj Saggar, Bimla Sharma, and Rathindra Sarangi.
    • Department of Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India. KaranvirSinghMail-Public@yahoo.co.in
    • J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2004 Oct 1;14(5):317-20.

    AbstractWe report on a patient who developed subcutaneous emphysema with hypercarbia during an endoscopic, totally extraperitoneal (TEP) repair of an inguinal hernia. The possible mechanisms of carbon dioxide (CO2) insufflation causing emphysema of the subcutaneous tissues are discussed and ways to prevent it are proposed.

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