Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: debridement

  • Omentum: Much more than “policeman of the abdomen”

    Ashok Singh Chicago, Illinois, United States Histology of activated omentum 3 days after placing a 5 cc slurry of inert polydextran particles of approx. 100 micron diameter (1 million particles) in the abdominal cavity of rats. Note the dramatic change in the size and quality of the omentum. While the native omentum is fatty in…