A Case of Omental Herniation after Operative Laparoscopy.

Go, Yun Hee; Kim, Mi La; Hong, Jae Sik; Kim, Joo Myung; Hong, Jun Sik; Cho, Jun Hyung; Yeon, Jae Bum; Joo, Kwan Young

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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003;46(8):1630-1633.
Published online August 1, 2003.

A Case of Omental Herniation after Operative Laparoscopy.

Yun Hee Go, Mi La Kim, Jae Sik Hong, Joo Myung Kim, Jun Sik Hong, Jun Hyung Cho, Jae Bum Yeon, Kwan Young Joo

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Cheil Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

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.

Key Words: Laparoscopy, Omental herniation

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