The use of panniculectomy in morbidly obese patients undergoing gynecological surgery.

Zyła M, Nowinska-Serwach A, Nowak M, Stetkiewicz T, Wilamowska A, Szpakowski A, Litwinska E, Baum M, Kajdos M, Rycel M, Wilczynski M, Wilczynski J.
  Vol. 35 (2) 2014 Neuro endocrinology letters Case Reports   2014; 35(2): 98-103 PubMed PMID:  24878982    Citation  Keywords:  Abdominoplasty:methods, Adenocarcinoma:complications, Female, Gynecologic Surgical Procedures:methods, Humans, Leiomyoma:complications, Middle Aged, Obesity, Morbid:complications, Uterine Neoplasms:complications,.   

: Panniculectomy is a surgical procedure that involves removal of the skin and fat excess which facilitates access to the peritoneal cavity. In the paper we present three cases of morbidly obese women (BMI: 46.3-59.5) who were treated in the Department of Gynecology and Oncological Gynecology in Lodz. One of the patients underwent an operation due to the presence of a large cervical myoma. Two another women were treated for endometrial cancer. During all of the three procedures panniculectomy was the first stage of the operation.

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