[Management of intra-abdominal abscesses and space with pedicled omentoplasty].
The greater omentum is an organ of excellent absorption ability and or infect defence. Transposition at vascular pedicle is a simple and very useful procedure. According to our experience with 8 patients it is most suitable to fill hollow spaces for example in the liver (echinococcus cysts); it is also very useful for covering huge contaminated irradiation defects frequently occurring with pelvic exenteration.
D000005:Abdomen; D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing
Behandlung von intraabdominalen Abszessen und Hohlräumen mit gestielter Omentumplastik.