Vol. 35 (2) 2014 Neuro endocrinology letters

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

: 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 op.....