title: Delayed pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax complicating laparoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair.
abstract: A 53-year-old healthy man underwent elective laparoscopic, extraperitoneal, right-sided herniorrhaphy. Postoperatively, he complained of chest pain on inspiration. Chest x-ray and computed tomographic scan revealed a pneumomediastinum and a right-sided pneumothorax. Previous case reports and possible etiologies are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hôspital de Bicêtre, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
authors.forename: Tonine
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bartelmaos
authors.forename: Raphaël
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blanc
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Claviere
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benhamou
mesh_terms: D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors