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Pneumomediastinum as a complication of preperitoneal laparoscopic herniorrhaphy
Atul K Madan1, Maggie Likes, Aml Raafat
1Department of Surgery, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70122, USA.
Abstract
Background:
As new approaches to herniorrhaphy are popularized, new complications are being encountered. Pneumomediastinum is one such complication.
Methods:
We present a patient who developed pneumomediastinum after an elective bilateral preperitoneal laparoscopic hernia repair.
Results:
The patient was observed and discharged 24 hours later with no permanent sequelae.
Conclusion:
Pneumomediastinum is a rare complication of laparoscopic hernia repair.