BACKGROUND Lesser omental transection during gastric bypass for morbid obesity may be associated with postoperative dumping. A survey of postoperative symptoms was performed in patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with transection vs. preservation of the lesser omentum. METHODS A written questionnaire on dumping symptoms was administered to patients 2 years after laparosc...

Torsion and infarction of the greater omentum are two rare clinical situations which present as an acute abdomen. Nevertheless, knowledge concerning these two problems can help the surgeon in proper diagnosis and treatment. Since the first report on primary torsion by Eitel in 1899, a few hundred more have been reported and some collective reviews published to date. In this study we will p...

OBJECTIVES To assess the pharmacokinetics of moxifloxacin in morbidly obese patients. METHODS Twelve morbidly obese patients (2 male/10 female, age 25-61 years, weight 98-166 kg, body mass index 43.0-58.2 kg/m(2)) scheduled for gastric bypass surgery were treated with 400 mg of moxifloxacin orally once daily for 3 days and with 400 mg of moxifloxacin intravenously on day 4 (day of surgery). P...

A female mouflon, weighing 40 kilograms, was submitted to the diagnostic laboratory of Institute Veterinary Medicine Serbia for determining potential cause death. Necropsy revealed massive hemorrhages in subcutaneous and intermuscular tissue on papillary muscle. Petechiae ecchymoses were found omentum, mesentery adipose heart, kidney costal pleura. Haemorrhagic-necrotic enteritis duodenum jejun...

Exploratory laparoscopy revealed necrosis of almost the entire greater omentum with torsion at its base and an indirect inguinal hernia with affected omentum and small bowel inside the hernia sac. The procedure was converted to a middle median laparotomy, and the omentum was ligated and resected at its base, ensuring that the entire necrotic part was removed (Fig. B). At the end, a Lichtenstein...

A 78-year-old man presented with bilateral auricular and nasal chondritis and an inner ear disorder. Relapsing polychondritis (RPC) was diagnosed and corticosteroid therapy was initiated. Two years later, he developed abdominal pain and a fever. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan showed enhancement of the mesentery and massive ascites. The patient underwent emergency laparotomy, which...

Schwannoma in the abdomen is an uncommon neoplasm that occurs most frequently in the cranial and peripheral nerves; it is extremely rare in the great omentum and only 6 cases of schwannoma of the great omentum have been observed previously. We report the case of a schwannoma found in the great omentum of a 55-year-old man who was treated with laparoscopic surgery. Though it was difficult to dia...

The greater omentum is an uncommon location for primary tumors. Metastatic tumors of the omentum are common. In contrast, primary tumors of the omentum are very rare. Sporadic cases of primary rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) arising in the abdomen have been reported, but these cases are limited almost exclusively to the pediatric population. We report a well-documented case of primary intra-abdominal RM...