title: Subcutaneous carbon dioxide emphysema following endoscopic extraperitoneal hernia repair: possible mechanisms.
abstract: We report on a patient who developed subcutaneous emphysema with hypercarbia during an endoscopic, totally extraperitoneal (TEP) repair of an inguinal hernia. The possible mechanisms of carbon dioxide (CO2) insufflation causing emphysema of the subcutaneous tissues are discussed and ways to prevent it are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India. KaranvirSinghMail-Public@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Karanvir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Vishal Raj
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Saggar
authors.forename: Bimla
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Rathindra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sarangi
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005740:Gases / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; D002245:Carbon Dioxide