Omental evisceration after cesarean section: safety of peritoneal nonclosure technique

Sohini Bhattacharya1, Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharyya, Hajekul Alam

  • 1Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrices, North Bengal Medical College, Shushrutnagar, Darjeeling 734012, India.

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.