PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - SHYLASREE, T. S. AU - KARANDIKAR, S. AU - FREITES, O. AU - MCGREGOR, I. AU - CARR, N. D. TI - Omentopexy for reconstruction of the perineum following a radical vulvectomy: a case report AID - 10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200411000-00010 DP - 2004 Nov 01 TA - International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer PG - 1122--1125 VI - 14 IP - 6 4099 - http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/14/6/1122.short 4100 - http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/14/6/1122.full SO - Int J Gynecol Cancer2004 Nov 01; 14 AB - Colorectal surgeons have used omentum based on the left gastric epiploic vessels after any major operation in the pelvis(1). Omental flaps reach very well into the pelvis by the retrocolic route and have been used in the past for better and quicker healing of perineal defects following abdominoperineal resections(2,3). Omentum has excellent healing properties, which can be, used even as free flaps(4).