• Ugeskrift for laeger · Dec 1994

    [Pneumothorax during laparoscopic cholecystectomy].

    • F Kaiser and J E Jansen.
    • Anaestesiologisk afdeling, Amtssygehuset i Gentofte.
    • Ugeskr. Laeg. 1994 Dec 12;156(50):7546-7.

    AbstractOne patient developed pneumothorax during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The pneumothorax was immediately drained with an intercostal canula. A diaphragmatic lesion caused by the electrocoagulator was identified and closed, surgery was completed, and the patient was not seriously affected by the complication. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has gained enormous popularity. Pneumothorax is a rare, but potentially fatal complication. Immediate treatment is essential and easy. This report should make anaesthetists and surgeons aware of the possibility of gas insufflated during laparoscopy producing a pneumothorax, particularly with the increased use of the technique for major upper abdominal procedures.

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