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Omentum

Known as: Omental Fat, Omentums, omental 
A fold of the peritoneum (the thin tissue that lines the abdomen) that surrounds the stomach and other organs in the abdomen.
National Institutes of Health

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Abdominal CavityBlood supply aspectsBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology

Narrower (2)

Greater omentumLesser omentum

Broader (2)

PeritoneumVisceral Peritoneum

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Submucosal tunneling using endoscopic submucosal dissection for peritoneal access and closure in natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery: a porcine survival study
Background and study aims: Methods: Results: Conclusions: 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Morphologic study of three collagen materials for body wall repair.
Review
2002
Review
2002
Omental infarction in pediatric patients: sonographic and CT findings.
OBJECTIVE Children with omental infarction typically present with abdominal pain and are diagnosed clinically as having acute… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Abdominal complications after lung transplantation.
BACKGROUND Serious abdominal complications after heart and heart-lung transplantation have been a well-documented source of… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Genetic changes in ovarian cancer.
The development of cancer is a multistep process involving accumulation of genetic changes which progressively transform normal… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Influence of food availability and reproductive status on the diet and body condition of the European lynx in Finland
The carcasses of the 497 European lynx Lynx lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) killed in two areas in Finland in the 1980s were sexed, the… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Optimal site and amount of splenic tissue for autotransplantation.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Attachment of cultured human endothelial cells is promoted by specific association with S protein (vitronectin) as well as with the ternary S protein-thrombin-antithrombin III complex.
The interaction of the multifunctional S protein (vitronectin) with cultured human endothelial cells of macrovascular and… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
FLOW CYTOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF CELLULAR DNA CONTENT AS AN ADJUNCT TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF OVARIAN TUMOURS OF BORDERLINE MALIGNANCY
Summary Flow cytometric analysis of cellular DNA content was performed on tissue from 44 borderline ovarian tumours (tumours of… 
Review
1974
Review
1974
Safety in laparoscopy.
A survey of accidents during laporoscopy and the best way to avoid or correct them is presented. Accidents during the creation of… 
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