Korean J Obstet Gynecol.
2003 Aug;46(8):1630-1633.
A Case of Omental Herniation after Operative Laparoscopy
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- 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Cheil Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- The increasing use of the laparoscopic surgery in the management of gynecologic disease resulted in an increasing incidence of complication and the development of new complications. Incisional hernia through laparoscopic trocar site is an unusual complication of laparoscopy. A rare form of port-associated complication is omental herniation. This report describes a case of omental herniation through a 10-mm subumbilical incision following uneventful laparoscopic surgery.
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