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Anesth Analg 2000;91:561-562
© 2000 International Anesthesia Research Society

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Injury to the Abdominal Aorta During Laparoscopic Surgery: An Unusual Presentation

Anna Mases, MD, Antonio Montes, MD, Rocio Ramos, MD, Lourdes Trillo, MD, and Margarita M. Puig, MD, PhD

Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitario del Mar, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Anna Mases, MD, Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimacion, Hospital, del Mar, Passeig Marítim, 25-29, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. Address e-mail to 30858amf{at}comb.es

Implications: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a very common surgical procedure, and vascular injuries account for one third of major complications during this surgery. We describe an unusual presentation of an abdominal aorta injury.






Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Anesthesia & Analgesia® is published for the International Anesthesia Research Society® by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press®. Copyright 2000 by the International Anesthesia Research Society. Online ISSN: 1526-7598   Print ISSN: 0003-2999 HighWire Press
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