Subcutaneous Emphysema and Hypercarbia Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by Increased Intraabdominal Pressure: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.1997.33.2.376
- Author:
Jin Kyung KIM
;
Sie Jeong RYU
;
Se Hun PARK
;
Kyung Han KIM
;
Tae Ho JANG
;
Se Hwan KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Complications, emphysema;
surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- MeSH:
Carbon Dioxide;
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic*;
Insufflation;
Laparoscopy;
Mediastinal Emphysema;
Needles;
Pneumoperitoneum;
Pneumothorax;
Punctures;
Subcutaneous Emphysema*;
Surgical Instruments
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1997;33(2):376-380
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Subcutaneous emphysema is a complication of the pneumoperitoneum necessary to perform laparoscopy and will be seen more often as laparoscopic techniques are applied to a growing number of intraabdominal procedures. We report a case of subcutaneous emphysema and hypercarbia without pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum during laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which was treated by multiple puncture with 18G needle on emphysematous site. The suspected cause is inadvertent subcutaneous insufflation of carbon dioxide through the trocar sites by increased intra-abdominal pressure for the establishment of pneumoperitoneum. Immediate recognition, evaluation, and treatment of subcutaneous emphysema is necessary since this can be life-threatening complication.
