title: Subcutaneous emphysema along cutaneous striae after laparoscopic surgery: a unique complication.
abstract: A case of postlaparoscopic subcutaneous emphysema developed along cutaneous striae was reported. A 35-year-old male patient with marked cutaneous striae underwent hand-assisted laparoscopic proctocolectomy for steroid-dependent ulcerative colitis. After an uneventful surgery, he developed subcutaneous emphysema, which was noted along the cutaneous striae in the bilateral thigh. The localization of emphysema suggested that Pfannensteil mini-laparotomy for hand access was most responsible for the development of subcutaneous emphysema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Osaka Rosai Hospital, 1179-3, Nagasone-chou, Sakai, Osaka 591-8025, Japan. nakajima@orh.go.jp
authors.forename: Kiyokazu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kai
authors.forename: Keigo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasumasa
authors.forename: Toshirou
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Toshinori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Riichiro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nezu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013848:Thigh