Comments on: “Phrenic Nerve Block, the Rescue Management for Pneumothorax after Retrolaminar Block”

Abstract

1. Intraoperative development of pneumothorax during robotic laparoscopic nephrectomy could result from single or multiple causes, as mentioned by authors. In the reported scenario, spontaneous rupture of pulmonary bulla probably caused the pneumothorax. Iatrogenic puncture of pleura during Retrolaminar block (RLB) is a rare possibility, as the pleura lies more anterior and lateral to the site of injection.