The use of the omental pedicle graft in urinary tract reconstruction.
The omentum is unique in that it is the only body tissue specifically developed for the resolution of infected process; it also regains its suppleness once healing has taken place. These characteristics are not shared by the peri-ureteral and per-vesical tissues so that a properly mobilized pedicle graft is a valuable adjunct to the more difficult repairs and reconstructions of the urinary tract.
D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000601:surgery*; D014719:Vesicovaginal Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing