INTRAABDOMINAL FIRE DURING LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

LAPAROSCOPIC surgery for elective cholecystectomy has undergone rapid acceptance since it initially was described in 1988.(1-3) Complication s unique to laparoscopic surgery result mainly from the cardiopulmonar y impact of creating a pneumoperitoneum and choice of insufflating gas .(4-6) Overall morbidity rates of 2-5% for laparoscopic cholecystectom y compare favorably to the 4-8% documented with open procedures.(7-9) We report a case of intraabdominal fire secondary to insufflating the incorrect concentration of carbon dioxide gas during a laparoscopic ch olecystectomy.