The omentum: Anatomical, metabolic, and surgical aspects

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1138-1146

  Collins, Danielle ^a   Hogan, Aisling M ^a   O'Shea, Donal ^a   Winter, Des C ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Metabolic; Omentum; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; METABOLISM; OMENTUM; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOREACTORS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OMENTUM; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 67349197854     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-0855-1     Document Type: Review

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