Isolated pneumomediastinum following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: an unpredictable situation.
Pneumomediastinum is a clinical event characterized by the presence of air in the mediastinum. Often a result of physical trauma, this condition results from air escaping from the respiratory airway and moving into the mediastinal cavity. Although rare, it can also develop following abdominal laparoscopic surgical procedures. Diagnosis is commonly made by visualizing a radiolucent airline in the mediastinum and/or surrounding the heart following a chest X-ray radiography or a thoracic CT scan. This case study describes the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of a 51 years old female patient who developed pneumomediastinum following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Department of Surgery, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Liver Transplantation, 44280 Malatya, Turkey.
Cemalettin
C
Aydin
Department of Surgery, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Liver Transplantation, 44280 Malatya, Turkey.
Sami
S
Akbulut
Department of Surgery, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Liver Transplantation, 44280 Malatya, Turkey.
Orhan
O
Gozeneli
Department of Radiology, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Liver Transplantation, 44280 Malatya, Turkey.
Aysegul
A
Kahraman
Department of Surgery, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Liver Transplantation, 44280 Malatya, Turkey.
Cuneyt
C
Kayaalp
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000077731:Meropenem; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D017334:Teicoplanin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013845:Thienamycins; D017334:Teicoplanin; D000077731:Meropenem