CT appearance of omental packs.
Liver lacerations may be surgically treated by using the omentum as packing. A radiologist can differentiate potential postoperative complications, such as abscess, hematoma, and biloma, from these packs on computed tomographic scans by noting attenuation values.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000637:transplantation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*