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- Title
Delayed pneumothorax after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy.
- Authors
Mekaru, Keiko; Yagi, Chiaki; Uezato, Tadakazu; Masamoto, Hitoshi; Aoki, Yoichi
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>We describe a case that developed a delayed pneumothorax after laparoscopic surgery. <bold>Case: </bold>A 40-year-old woman (BMI: 19.1) underwent a laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy. On the first postoperative day, she developed a pneumothorax. The subcutaneous CO2 tracked up through the fascial planes, and ruptured into the pleural space, where delayed pneumothorax developed. <bold>Conclusion: </bold>Gynecologists should be aware of pneumothorax after laparoscopic surgery and should also keep in mind its possible delayed development.
- Subjects
LAPAROSCOPY; ABDOMINAL examination; ENDOSCOPY; GYNECOLOGY; GENITAL surgery
- Publication
Archives of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2009, Vol 280, Issue 1, p157
- ISSN
0932-0067
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00404-008-0866-2