Abstract
We present a 38-year-old woman with cholelithiasis having laparoscopic cholecystectomy. After two attempts of abdominal insufflation using CO2 and a Verres needle, the patient had symptoms consistent with a venous gas embolism. The patient was treated quickly and recovered without sequelae. Surgery was continued, and inspection of the liver showed two Verres needle puncture wounds.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 414-415 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Southern medical journal |
Volume | 87 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)