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Managing carbon dioxide embolism in hepatobiliary laparoscopic surgery: a case report

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Laparoscopic surgery has become a cornerstone of modern medicine, emerging as one of the most frequently performed procedures in the most of the world. It serves as a minimally invasive technique used for a range of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, including cholecystectomy, hysterectomy, and tissue biopsies. It needs insufflation of the carbon dioxide (CO2) peritoneal cavity to offer space in the abdominal cavity. Veress needle technique being one of the most commonly used, which may injure abdominal contents and blood vessels. This case report is about the inadvertent intrahepatic entry of the Veress needle. Keywords: Cholecystectomy; Laparoscopic surgery; Veress needle Citation: Jiang M, Rajan GR. Managing carbon dioxide embolism in hepatobiliary laparoscopic surgery: a case report. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2025;29(2):345-349. DOI: 10.35975/apic.v29i2.2727

Source: Anaesthesia Pain & Intensive Care

DOI: 10.35975/apic.v29i2.2727

Authors: Mio Jiang, Govind R. Rajan

Institution: University of California System

Language: English

Topic: Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $190