TITLE:
Unexpected Hypertensive Pneumothorax after Digestive Upper Endoscopy: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Giovanni Zagli, Rosario Spina, Stefano Batacchi, Giancarlo Freschi, Manlio Acquafresca, Antonio Taddei, Adriano Peris
KEYWORDS:
Upper Endoscopic Procedure; Pneumothorax; Diaphragmatic Failing
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Anesthesiology,
Vol.2 No.4,
September
5,
2012
ABSTRACT: We report an unexpected massive left pneumothorax at the end of a digestive upper endoscopy without evidences of perforation or airway over-pressure. The possible air passage through a diaphragmatic failing is discussed.