An unusual complication of laparoscopy: pneumopericardium.
Case report of a 17-year-old man with acute bridging hepatitis in whom laparoscopy was followed by subcuteneous emphysema, penumomediastinum and pneumopericardium. No previous report has been published on pneumopericardium as a complication of laparoscopy.
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000209:etiology; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000209:etiology*; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology