Unilateral vulvar oedema after laparoscopy: aetiology and management of a rare complication.

Laparoscopy is frequently used for the minimally invasive treatment of various gynaecological pathologies. Compared with laparotomy, laparoscopy is associated with faster recovery, better incision cosmesis, shorter hospital stays and lower postoperative pain and complications. Vulvar and/or labial oedema is an exceptionally rare postoperative complication of laparoscopy, and in this context, we present the case of a patient who developed unilateral vulvar oedema several hours after an uncomplicated laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy.