Pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema complicating MIS herniorrhaphy.
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Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Cork University Hospital, and University College Cork, Wilton, Ireland.Issue Date
2012-02-03T15:13:05ZMeSH
AdultHernia, Inguinal/*surgery
Humans
Male
Mediastinal Emphysema/*etiology
Pneumothorax/*etiology
Postoperative Complications/*etiology
Subcutaneous Emphysema/*etiology
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Can J Anaesth. 2000 Jan;47(1):69-72.Journal
Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesieDOI
10.1007/BF03020737PubMed ID
10626724Abstract
PURPOSE: Videoscopic herniorrhaphy is being performed more frequently with advantages claimed over the conventional open approach. This clinical report describes a pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema occurring at the end of an extraperitoneal videoscopic herniorrhaphy. CLINICAL FEATURES: A 25 yr old ASA I man presented for elective extraperitoneal videoscopic hernia repair. Following intravenous induction with fentanyl, midazolam and propofol a balanced anesthetic technique using enflurane in N2O and O2 was used. Apart from a prolonged operating time (195 min), the procedure and anesthetic was uneventful. At the conclusion of the operation, prior to reversal of neuromuscular blockade extensive subcutaneous emphysema was noted on removal of the surgical drapes. Chest radiography revealed a pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax. A 25 FG intercostal tube was inserted and connected to an underwater seal drain. Sedation and positive pressure ventilation was maintained overnight to permit resolution and avoid airway compromise. The clinical and radiological features had resolved by the next morning and the patient's trachea was extubated. His subsequent recovery was uneventful. CONCLUSION: Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum are well recognised complications of laparoscopic techniques but have not been described following extraperitoneal herniorrhaphy. In this report we postulate possible mechanisms which may have contributed to their development, including inadvertent breach of the peritoneum and leakage of gas around the diaphragmatic herniae or tracking of gas retroperitoneally. The case alerts us to the possibility of this complication occurring in patients undergoing videoscopic herniorrhaphy.Language
engISSN
0832-610X (Print)0832-610X (Linking)
ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/BF03020737
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