Injury to the abdominal aorta during laparoscopic surgery: an unusual presentation.
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.
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Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitario del Mar, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain. 30858amf@comb.es
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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
D002245:Carbon Dioxide