Fatal Carbon Dioxide Embolism Complicating Attempted Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy—Case Report and Literature Review
- 1 November 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by ASTM International in Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Vol. 39 (6) , 1468-1480
- https://doi.org/10.1520/jfs13733j
Abstract
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the surgical procedure of choice for individuals with symptomatic gallbladder disease. The procedure has gained popularity among surgeons and patients because of inconspicuous abdominal incisions/scars, less postopeKeywords
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