Paradoxical carbon dioxide embolism during laparoscopic unroofing of a recurrent nonparasitic liver cyst.
Year: 2009
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Carbon dioxide (CO2) embolism is a rare but severe complication of laparoscopic surgery. It has been reported during laparoscopic cholecystectomy and hepatic resections.1–3 In open hepatic surgery, patients with intrapulmonary or intracardiac arteriovenous communications (i.e., patent foramen ovale [PFO]) are at risk for paradoxical air embolism, as air can pass into the systemic circulation.4,5 We report the rare case of a patient with a paradoxical CO2 embolism (PCO2E) with elevated end-tidal CO2 concentrations due to an undiagnosed PFO occurring during the laparoscopic unroofing of a congenital liver cyst.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: Wolfgang Sendt, Wolfram Schummer, Annelore Altendorf-Hofmann, Thomas Weber
Institution: Krankenhaus St. Joseph-Stift Bremen
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W19891002