Laparoscopic omental flap harvest

Abstract

Despite being a very important tool in the large armamentarium of reconstructive surgery, it has lost much of its use due to its donor site morbidity secondary to laparotomy. With the advent of laparoscopy and therefore minimizing its morbidity, harvesting the omentum laparoscopically has become the preferred modality for this flap. In this chapter we present the essential steps for laparoscopic harvest of omentum for pedicled or free tissue transfer.