Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 17, 2026

Subcostal Specimen Removal in Completely Portal Robotic Lobectomy
Published on: April 19, 2024
Intraoperative pneumothorax during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Yu-Pin Tai1, Chang-Kuo Wei, Yu-Yung Lai
1Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Dalin Town, Chia- Yi, Taiwan, ROC.
Abstract:
Anesthesiologists currently view laparoscopic cholecystectomy resemblant to other laparoscopic procedures with respect to the necessity of inducing a pneumoperitoneum via abdominal insufflation of carbon dioxide (CO2). The present case report describes a healthy 63-year-old man who while undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia, developed hypoxemia in the course in consequence of pneumothorax. This complication, although rare, can be catastrophic if prompt diagnosis and rapid intervention and management do not come in the nick of time.
Related Concept Videos
Pneumothorax-II
Clinical Manifestations:
Pneumothorax-I
Pneumothorax can be even further classified as spontaneous, traumatic, and tension pneumothorax.
Endoscopic Procedures IV: Sigmoidoscopy and Laproscopy
Sigmoidoscopy
Sigmoidoscopy is a diagnostic procedure that uses a flexible sigmoidoscope equipped with a light source and camera to examine the rectum and sigmoid colon. The procedure involves inserting the tube through the anus...
Pneumothorax II: Pathophysiology