title: Delayed pneumothorax after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We describe a case that developed a delayed pneumothorax after laparoscopic surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 40-year-old woman (BMI: 19.1) underwent a laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy. On the first postoperative day, she developed a pneumothorax. The subcutaneous CO2 tracked up through the fascial planes, and ruptured into the pleural space, where delayed pneumothorax developed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gynecologists should be aware of pneumothorax after laparoscopic surgery and should also keep in mind its possible delayed development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mekaru
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: Tadakazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uezato
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masamoto
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aoki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide