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Air embolism after deflation of the pneumoperitoneum in fast-track laparoscopic assisted hemicolectomy
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- Journal Title:
- Chinese Medical Journal
- Issue:
- 19
- DOI:
- 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20130762
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Abstract： To the editor:Post-deflation air embolism (AE) is an infrequent and rarely published manifestation in laparoscopic surgery,its pathophysiological mechanisms being barely understood.We present a case of AE during a fast-track laparoscopic hemicolectomy.
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