Laparoscopic Mobilization of an Omental Flap for a Chronic Scarpa Triangle Suppuration after Vascular Graft Infection

We report a case of laparoscopic mobilization of an omental flap (left epiploic vessels) which was used to solve a Scarpa triangle chronic suppuration after a vascular prosthesis infection (coverage of bovine pericardium patch angioplasty for closure of the defect resulting after the excision of the vascular graft). The procedure lasted 90 minutes and was performed using 3 trocars and standard laparoscopy instruments. The immediate postoperative course was favourable, with regain of transit after 12 hours and healing of the wound; the patient died 9 months later due to some complications that occurred on the contralateral leg. In cases with a favourable anatomy, the laparoscopic mobilization of the omentum is extremely easy, being associated with a quick recovery and a reduction of the morbidity.