[Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome a rare cause of post laparoscopic respiratory failure]. / Le syndrome platypnée-orthodéoxie, une cause inhabituelle de détresse respiratoire après coelioscopie.

Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome is a rare cause of hypoxaemia per or postsurgery. This one is characterized by right-to-left intracardiac shunting responsible of postural hypoxemia in orthostatic position, which is improved by supine position. We described the first case of a platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome occurred during laparoscopic surgery.