Segmental infarction of the omentum and epiploic appendages presents with...patients who had infarction of the greater omentum (eight) and epiploic appendage (seven...patients. INFARCTION OF THE GREATER omentum or appendices epiploicae presents with...

The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 omentum, pl. omenta, omentums, an extension of the abdominal lining (peritoneum...stomach and bowel area (abdomen). See also greater omentum, lesser omentum.-omental, adj. The ideas, procedures...

...2000;92:306-308.) Key words: greater omentum * torsion * appendicitis * laparotomy Primary torsion of the greater omentum on its long axis usually presents as...a 17- x 9-cm cyanotic and edematous omentum. There was a complete tight 1.5-rotation...

...diagnosis of dermoid cyst of the lesser omentum. Fine needle aspiration of the mass showed...glistening white wall, situated in the lesser omentum and pushing the gall bladder laterally...diagnosis of mature teratoma of the lesser omentum was provided. Discussion Teratoma is the...

...spinal-cord injury (SC1). In this procedure, the omentum, a physiologically dynamic, fatty membranous...spent much of his career investigating omentum's therapeutic potential. His work has...recruiting agent was accused of over-promoting omentum's therapeutic benefits. As controversy...

The greater omentum is nothing but a large fold of peritoneum that hangs...century. In spite of all these valuable functions, the omentum is often forgotten. Special properties of the omentum Certain special attributes of the omentum favor its...

...requiring soft tissue coverage. The greater omentum typically has been used as a last resort...the role of laparoscopically harvested omentum. If the results suggested by this case...lysed any adhesions seen on the greater omentum before the creation of an omental pedicle...

The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 greater omentum gastrocolic omentum, a filmy, clear extension of the peritoneum. It covers...colon and coils of the small intestine. The greater omentum is a movable structure that spreads into areas of...

The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 lesser omentum gastrohepatic omentum small omentum, an extension of the membrane (peritoneum) lining the abdominal wall from the layers covering the surfaces...

...associated with herniation of colon and omentum, the picture may be more confusing.[1...intrathoracic volvulus of the stomach. The omentum was displacing the lower esophagus in...ends were intra-abdominal. The greater omentum and transverse colon were seen entering...