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[Subcutaneous emphysema. Complication associated with pneumoperitoneum during videolaparoscopic cholecystectomy]
M Schietroma1, F Carlei, E Perata
1Divisione di Chirurgia Geriatrica, Università degli Studi, L'Aquila, Italy.
Minerva Chirurgica
|July 19, 2001
Abstract:
Diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy is a safe procedure, which, however, is not without complications. The rare occurrence of subcutaneous emphysema, as a consequence of pneumoperitoneum, following laparoscopic cholecystectomy, is reported. The mechanism for the development of this complication and its management are discussed.