| Pneumothorax after restoration of spontaneous respiration in a patient with liver segmentectomy: A case report. |
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Jong Taek Park, Ye Won Kim, Myoung Chan Ahn, Young Bok Lee |
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Deparment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. yblee@yonsei.ac.kr |
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| Abstract |
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Pneumothroax may occur during and after general anesthesia unexpectedly, and the diagnosis may be difficult when the manifestations are non-specific. An early diagnosis and treatment is important to prevent tension pneumothorax.
Pneumothorax can be occurred from injury to the chest wall, airway, lung, and diaphragm. We report a case of a 50-year-old female patient who underwent segmentectomy of liver under general anesthesia and developed pneumothorax after restoration of spontaneous respiration from unexpected diaphragm injury. |
| Key Words:
diaphragm injury; pneumothorax; spontaneous respiration |
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