The imaging finding of omental cake has been demonstrated in other modalities, such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasonography. However, to the best of our knowledge, the image presentation of omental cake on a routine kidney-ureter-bladder film has not been reported before in the literature. We presented a unique case of a 61-year-old woman, with known advanced cec...

Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata is usually asymptomatic or mimics widespread malignancy; acute presentation is rare. We describe a patient with right iliac fossa and lower abdominal pain. Two masses were detected via computed tomography, but at surgery, one of these implanted leiomyomas had undergone acute omental torsion. This case illustrates a rare complication of omental leiomyoma t...

A 41 year old man presented with a three month history of chest pain, decreased effort tolerance, and haemoptysis. A chest radiograph suggested a large cavitating neoplasm replacing the entire left upper lobe and diffuse opacification of the remaining lung on that side. Other investigations were non-contributory. Rigid bronchoscopy identified the presence of blood within the orifice of the left...

BACKGROUND Most morbidity and mortality are caused by a pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), and its prevention is the major concern. We applied the omental roll-up technique around pancreaticojejunostomy and investigated the effectiveness of this technique to prevent a pancreatic fistula. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary hepatobiliary and pancreas surgery clin...

Because of its dynamic structure, the omentum plays a key role in the immunity of the peritoneal cavity by orchestrating peritoneal cell recruitment. Because mast cells accumulate in the omentum upon experimental peritoneal dialysis (PD) and may produce angiogenic/profibrotic factors, it was hypothesized that mast cells mediate omental tissue remodeling during PD. Daily treatment with conventio...

PURPOSE Adipose tissue products may contribute to endometrial cancer (EC) initiation and further growth that encourages the analysis of this issue in patients with different obesity phenotypes. METHODS/PATIENTS Omental fat depot characteristics were studied in EC patients (n = 57) with "standard" (SO) or "metabolically healthy" (MHO) obesity. Collected omental samples were evaluated by immuno...