Symptomatic pneumopericardium - A rare complication following retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Pneumopericardium is collection of gas in pericardial space. Retrospective reviews have described pneumopericardium as a complication of laparoscopic surgery, however, without any symptoms. By this report, we present a case who developed acute cardiopulmonary symptoms after retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy because of pneumopericardium.