Symptomatologie d'embolie gazeuse au cours d'une chirurgie de hernie discale lombaire : suspecter une plaie vasculaire rétropéritonéale

Occurrence of deep PETCO2 drop during surgical lumbar disk repair is rare but dramatic. This case report leads to the diagnosis of retroperitoneal vessels lesions. We review the different diagnosis related to the drop of the PETCO2 during surgery in the genupectoral position. We recommend that the diagnosis of retroperitoneal vessels lesion have to be suspected early if air embolism occurs during lumbar disk surgery.