Occurrence of cerebral CO2 embolism during laparoscopic adrenalectomy: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background CO2 embolism has been documented in a range of laparoscopic procedures, and cerebral CO2 embolism is an extremely rare but lethal incidence of CO2 embolism, which may ultimately result in coma, stroke, disability, and mortality. Case presentation This paper presents an uncommon c...

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Main Authors: Miaomiao Xu, Jiejie Zhou, Xuemei Cheng, Yunfei Han, Kangli Hui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-025-05305-z
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