![Site of Veress needle insertion at superior crease Site of Veress needle insertion at superior crease](https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/image-library-thumbnails/32240.jpg)
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incision has been made. Transverse oblique section at superior crease of umbilicus;
the peritoneum is closer to the skin at the umbilicus and is more densely adherent to the umbilicus than at any other site along the abdominal wall.
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