Abstract:Shoulder arthroscopy is a procedure can present with numerous complications most commonly infection, excessive bleeding, blood clots, and damage to blood vessels or nerves. Damage maybecaused by the procedure or from the nerve block. Pneumothorax is a rare complication and even more rare is Pneumomediastinum. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 59-year-old female who underwent elective arthroscopy for right rotator cuff repair. Procedure was done via regional nerve block, without any perioperative inciden… Show more
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