TY - JOUR
T1 - Tension pneumothorax precluding laparoscopic repair of diaphragmatic hernia
AU - Sternberg, Douglas M.
AU - Petrick, Anthony T.
AU - Gharagozloo, Farid
AU - Hannallah, Medhat S.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Pneumothorax can result from laparoscopic procedures in the abdomen. Usually, pneumothoraxes are mild and asymptomatic and do not require conversion to an open procedure. We report a case of tension pneumothorax that developed during the course of a laparoscopic repair of a diaphragmatic hernia. In this patient, the tension pneumothorax did not respond to conventional means of therapy and required conversion to a laparotomy. A large diaphragmatic hernia with communication between the peritoneal and pleural cavities may be a contraindication to minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures.
AB - Pneumothorax can result from laparoscopic procedures in the abdomen. Usually, pneumothoraxes are mild and asymptomatic and do not require conversion to an open procedure. We report a case of tension pneumothorax that developed during the course of a laparoscopic repair of a diaphragmatic hernia. In this patient, the tension pneumothorax did not respond to conventional means of therapy and required conversion to a laparotomy. A large diaphragmatic hernia with communication between the peritoneal and pleural cavities may be a contraindication to minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures.
KW - Diaphragmatic hernia
KW - Laparoscopy
KW - Pneumothorax
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U2 - 10.1097/00019509-199710000-00015
DO - 10.1097/00019509-199710000-00015
M3 - Article
C2 - 9348627
AN - SCOPUS:0030759057
VL - 7
SP - 429
EP - 431
JO - Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques
JF - Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques
SN - 1051-7200
IS - 5
ER -