Although complications of laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repairs are well documented, the development of subcutaneous carbon dioxide emphysema is rarely reported. Numerous hypotheses were proposed for development of this complication however neither of them has exclusively postulated its genesis. This potentially lethal complication has to be diagnosed and managed promptly. We report a series of patients who developed subcutaneous emphysema, possible mechanism and ways to prevent it.
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2022: 6.012
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