Pneumothorax as a rare complication during laparoscopic total extra-peritoneal inguinal hernia repair: A case report and review of the literature

Pneumothorax as a rare complication during laparoscopic total extra-peritoneal inguinal hernia repair: A case report and review of the literature

Totally extra-peritoneal (TEP) and trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal repair are the two most commonly performed types of laparoscopic hernia repair procedures. Herein, we present a rare case of pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum that ensued during a TEP inguinal hernia repair. A 73-year-old man present...

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Main Authors: Nikolaos Koliakos, Dimitrios Papaconstantinou, Andrianos-Serafeim Tzortzis, Dimitrios Schizas, Dimitrios Bistarakis, Anargyros Bakopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
Subjects:
inguinal hernia repair
pneumothorax
totally extra-peritoneal
Online Access:http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2021;volume=17;issue=3;spage=385;epage=388;aulast=Koliakos

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http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2021;volume=17;issue=3;spage=385;epage=388;aulast=Koliakos

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