That apron is the omentum, a fatty tissue that hangs from the stomach. It absorbs peritoneal fluids — detecting viruses, bacteria and fungi as it does — and mobilizes its immune cell reservoir ...

At surgery, multiple lobulated nodules containing hemorrhagic fluid on the liver surface, peritoneum and omentum were confirmed. The procedure had a palliative intent and consisted of hemostasis ...

The peritoneum was closed with a vicryl 2–0 running suture ... edges and to perform a two-layer closure of the vagina with the subsequent employment of an omental flap. A total laparoscopic ...

There were no major differences in the preoperative evaluation between the groups. Tru-cut biopsy was obtained from the omentum in 15 patients, the peritoneum in 24, the pelvic mass in 8, the liver in ...

He was discharged from the hospital with a diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis pending work-up for an unknown primary malignancy. An extensive malignancy work-up was negative, but an omental biopsy ...

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Surgeons had removed her womb, cervix, both her fallopian tubes, both her ovaries, spleen, part of her bowel, part of her diaphragm and omentum. Doctors diagnosed her with stage 3 low-grade serous ...

For patients with advanced or metastatic GI cancers, such as those that have spread to the liver or peritoneum, what are some of the most promising new treatment strategies beyond standard ...

The main treatments for pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) are surgery and chemotherapy. Your treatment depends on the size of the cancer and your general health. You might not start treatment straight away ...

It then spreads cancerous cells to the abdominal cavity lining (the peritoneum). These cancerous cells produce mucus. The mucus collects in the tummy (abdomen) as a jelly like fluid called mucin. PMP ...