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Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech · Apr 2006
Case ReportsSubcutaneous emphysema along cutaneous striae after laparoscopic surgery: a unique complication.
- Kiyokazu Nakajima, Yasuyuki Kai, Keigo Yasumasa, Toshirou Nishida, Toshinori Ito, and Riichiro Nezu.
- Department of Surgery, Osaka Rosai Hospital, 1179-3, Nagasone-chou, Sakai, Osaka 591-8025, Japan. nakajima@orh.go.jp
- Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2006 Apr 1;16(2):119-21.
AbstractA case of postlaparoscopic subcutaneous emphysema developed along cutaneous striae was reported. A 35-year-old male patient with marked cutaneous striae underwent hand-assisted laparoscopic proctocolectomy for steroid-dependent ulcerative colitis. After an uneventful surgery, he developed subcutaneous emphysema, which was noted along the cutaneous striae in the bilateral thigh. The localization of emphysema suggested that Pfannensteil mini-laparotomy for hand access was most responsible for the development of subcutaneous emphysema.
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