Strangulation of the gallbladder associated with the omentum is extremely rare and, to our knowledge, only two cases have been previously reported. The patient was a 91-year-old female who presented to our emergency room with a chief complaint of upper abdominal pain. Computed tomography imaging revealed a gourd-shaped gallbladder with biphasic appearance divided clearly at the body. In the fun...

Objective- To evaluate the role of greater omentum incorporation of coral in healing of the long bone defect in dog model. Design- Experimental in-vivo study. Animals- Sixteen adult mongrel male dogs weighing 26.2±2.5 kg, free of evident infectious or parasitic illnesses were used in this study. Procedures- The operative procedure was undertaken under general anesthesia. Radial bone was expo...

BACKGROUND Omental cyst and omental torsion both are uncommon but important causes of acute abdomen with a difficult clinical diagnosis due to nonspecific features. Here we report a case of an eight year old child with acute abdominal pain referred for USG and CT scan which revealed two cysts in greater omentum leading to secondary omental torsion. CASE REPORT An eight year old male child pre...

Hemangiopericytoma (HP) is a vascular tumor that mostly develops in soft tissues. The greater omentum is a very rare site for its occurrence. We present herein the clinical evaluation and outcome of a very rare case of HP that caused acute abdomen. We evaluated a case of acute abdomen due to rupture of a HP of the greater omentum. The clinical and laboratory findings and treatment modality are ...

infarction is a rare condition. Infarction of the omentum causes localized acute abdominal pain and can therefore mimic other surgical emergencies. There is little information on this condition to be found in the radiological literature, because it is not usually diagnosed until surgical intervention, being previously diagnosed as acute appendicitis or acute cholecystitis (1, 2). There are only...

BACKGROUND While using an irrigation-suction instrument for laparoscopic surgery, irregular adsorption of fatty tissue may damage the tissue or obstruct continuous sucking. A new device made up of a divided silicone drain tip to prevent irregular adsorption was reported. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cigarette-type silicone drain was cut 4 cm in length. It was slipped over the instrument to cover t...

Primary tumors of the omentum are uncommon, and leiomyomas arising in the omentum are exceedingly rare. We report on a patient who presented with a large abdominal cyst presumed to be an omental cyst. At laparoscopy, after aspiration, the cyst was found to be attached to a solid mass arising from the greater omentum. The entire tumor was successfully excised laparoscopically. Histopathology an...

OBJECTIVES Mesenchyme is a type of undifferentiated loose connective tissue that is derived mostly from mesoderm. Recently, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), as adult stem cells (ASCs) able to divide into a variety of different cells, are of utmost importance for stem cell research. In this research, ability of the liver extract to induce differentiation of rat derived omentum tissue mesenchymal s...

There are many techniques have been used in the surgical treatment of prostatitis, prostatic abscesses and prostatic cysts. Partial or complete prostatectomy, marsupialization, or debridement and drainage have all been advocated; unfortunately all of these techniques are associated with complications such as incontinence, cyst or abscess recurrence, etc. More recently, prostatic omentalization ...

a Department of Radiology, Hôpital Saint Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France b Department of Anatomic Pathology, Hôpital Saint Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France c Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Saint Antoine, 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France d Department of Visceral Surgery, Hôpital Saint Antoine, 184, r...