title: Pneumothorax after laparoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a potential complication that every general surgeon should know.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania 19001, USA. isucandy@amh.org
authors.forename: Iswanto
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sucandy
authors.forename: Jeffrey W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kolff
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000601:surgery; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous