OBJECTIVE: To report a case of unilateral vulvar edema occurring after operative laparoscopy and to review the relevant literature. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): An 18-year-old woman with a single ovarian cyst. INTERVENTION(S): The patient underwent laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy and 1,000 mL of adhesion barrier solution was instilled in the peritoneal cavity at the end of the procedure. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Treatment of ovarian cyst and prevention of adhesion formation with adhesion barrier solution. RESULT(S): Development of unilateral vulvar edema 3 hours postoperatively. CONCLUSION(S): Vulvar edema after operative laparoscopy is an uncommon complication, the mechanism of which remains unclear. The condition is self-limited and resolves with conservative management.
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of unilateral vulvar edema occurring after operative laparoscopy and to review the relevant literature. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): An 18-year-old woman with a single ovarian cyst. INTERVENTION(S): The patient underwent laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy and 1,000 mL of adhesion barrier solution was instilled in the peritoneal cavity at the end of the procedure. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Treatment of ovarian cyst and prevention of adhesion formation with adhesion barrier solution. RESULT(S): Development of unilateral vulvar edema 3 hours postoperatively. CONCLUSION(S): Vulvar edema after operative laparoscopy is an uncommon complication, the mechanism of which remains unclear. The condition is self-limited and resolves with conservative management.