Current status of surgery of the omentum.
The greater omentum is a unique organ with multipotential properties. A simple procedure converts it into a vascularized pedicle that may be utilized throughout the body. Knowledge of the possible applications of free or pedicled omental grafts will significantly add to the armamentarium of a clinical and experimental surgeon.
D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D006085:Graft Survival; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000628:therapy; D009852:Omentum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D013909:Thorax / Q000601:surgery; D000267:Tissue Adhesions; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods