Omental evisceration after cesarean section: safety of peritoneal nonclosure technique.

Case Rep Obstet Gynecol

Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrices, North Bengal Medical College, Shushrutnagar, Darjeeling 734012, India.

Published: August 2012

A case of omental prolapse presented to us on the fifteenth postoperative day following an uneventful Cesarean section. A rare complication as such questions the safety of peritoneal nonclosure that has been adopted by obstetricians in recent times.

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