This report documents a rare case of air passage into multiple body compartments after thoracoscopic-assisted treatment of a spinal fracture, which has not yet been described previously. After exclusion of a tracheo-bronchial and hollow organ injury the process was self-limiting. To avoid this complication, special care should be taken to evacuate all intrathoracal air at the end of the endoscopic procedure.
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