British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1974, Vol. 46, No. 4 311-312
© 1974 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
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ANAESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF ABDOMINAL DISTENSION (A Case Report)
The anaesthetic management of a patient with a large ovarian cyst is described. Respiratory distress was assumed to result from abdominal distension, and a detailed examination of the chest was not performed. Thus a pleural effusion was diagnosed and treated only when the respiratory distress recurred 8 hours after the operation.