Laparoscopic upper abdominal operations and mesenteric infarction.
Mesenteric visceral infarction occurring after laparoscopic procedures in the upper abdomen may be a direct result of physiologic changes induced by carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum and other technical elements with these procedures. The reported case is characteristic of a seemingly successful operative result interrupted by this devastating complication.
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Alvarado Community Hospital, San Diego, California 92120, USA.
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