Successful vaginal delivery following laparoscopic abdominal wall reconstruction in an adult survivor of an omphalocele without prior surgical repair: report of a case

Hernia. 2009 Aug;13(4):431-4. doi: 10.1007/s10029-008-0456-z. Epub 2008 Dec 16.

Abstract

We report the case of a successful vaginal delivery following laparoscopic abdominal wall reconstruction in an adult survivor of an omphalocele without prior surgical repair. Untreated omphaloceles are rare in adulthood. A 30-year-old female patient presented with a large anterior abdominal wall defect due to an untreated omphalocele, who expressed a desire to have a baby in the near future. A laparoscopic herniorrhaphy was performed with a double-layered expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE, Gore-Tex) mesh. The patient delivered a full-term healthy baby vaginally 2 years after surgical repair of the omphalocele.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Wall / surgery*
  • Adult
  • Delivery, Obstetric / methods
  • Female
  • Hernia, Umbilical / diagnosis
  • Hernia, Umbilical / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Laparoscopy / methods
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome*
  • Surgical Mesh*
  • Survivors
  • Tensile Strength
  • Vagina