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Case Studies | General Surgery | India | Volume 9 Issue 9, September 2020
Omental Evisceration after Cesarean Section: Safety of Peritoneal Nonclosure Technique
Dr. Vipul Trivedi [3] | Dr. Faizan Saiyed [3]
Abstract: A case of big oozing lump of unknown origin through a healed cesarean section stitch line, completely asymptomatic at presentation, origin discovered as omentum on exploratory laparotomy came on 10th postoperative day of an uneventful emergency surgery. This rare and silent presentation highlights the need to reconsider the practice of peritoneal nonclosure during caesarean section that has been adopted widely in recent past. It also calls for meticulous dissection and repair of rectus sheath during laparotomy
Keywords: caesarean section, peritoneal non closure, laprotomy
Edition: Volume 9 Issue 9, September 2020,
Pages: 1189 - 1191
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Review Papers, General Surgery, United Kingdom, Volume 10 Issue 1, January 2021
Pages: 664 - 667Photo-Acoustic Imaging in GI Surgery
Jimmy Mena [6] | Mahmoud Sallam [6]
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Review Papers, General Surgery, United Kingdom, Volume 10 Issue 1, January 2021
Pages: 617 - 620Meckels Diverticulum: Wedge Excision vs Segmental Resection Anastomosis
Mahmoud Sallam [6] | Jimmy Mena [6]