title: Injury to the abdominal aorta during laparoscopic surgery: an unusual presentation.
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a very common surgical procedure, and vascular injuries account for one third of major complications during this surgery. We describe an unusual presentation of an abdominal aorta injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitario del Mar, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain. 30858amf@comb.es
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mases
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montes
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trillo
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Puig
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000293:injuries*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide