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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 29, 391-394, Copyright © 1982 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Bilateral Pneumothorax with Pneumomediastinum under Anaesthesia in a Healthy Female

MOORIATH RAMACHANDRAN 1, VICTOR C. DULAY 1, ZEENA A. LOBO 1, and JOHN B. KURIYAN 1

1 Department of Surgery, Division of Anesthesiology, CMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School, Piscataway, N.J. 08854

A case of bilateral pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum developing under general anaesthesia without apparent cause is reported. Possible aetiologic factors and mechanisms of the condition are outlined. Clinical signs and the immediate management of pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum are discussed.

Key Words: COMPLICATIONS, Lung • pneumothorax, catamenial pneumothorax






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