Postoperative Shoulder Pain after Laparoscopic Surgery
We often encounter patients complaining of shoulder pain after laparoscopic surgery. The pain mechanism is believed to be due to the diaphragmatic overstretching under pressure in a pneumoperitoneum, which causes referred pain to the shoulder, but the exact mechanism has not been clarified.
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of minimally invasive surgery 2020, 23(1), , pp.3-4 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | We often encounter patients complaining of shoulder pain after laparoscopic surgery. The pain mechanism is believed to be due to the diaphragmatic overstretching under pressure in a pneumoperitoneum, which causes referred pain to the shoulder, but the exact mechanism has not been clarified. |
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| ISSN: | 2234-778X 2234-5248 |
| DOI: | 10.7602/jmis.2020.23.1.3 |