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    The greater omentum (also the great omentum, omentum majus, gastrocolic omentum, epiploon, or, especially in non-human animals, caul) is a large apron-like...
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    The lesser omentum (small omentum or gastrohepatic omentum) is the double layer of peritoneum that extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the...
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  • The term may refer to: Greater omentum Lesser omentum This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Omentum. If an internal link led...
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    cavity that is formed by the lesser and greater omentum. Usually found in mammals, it is connected with the greater sac via the omental foramen or Foramen...
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    the abdominal cavity and lies behind the transverse colon and the greater omentum. The mesentery becomes attached to the colon at the gastrointestinal...
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    torsion, is an acute vascular disorder which compromises tissue of the greater omentum—the largest peritoneal fold in the abdomen. Patients will present with...
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    the greater omentum and transverse mesocolon. Omental bursa (Lesser sac) Omental foramen (Epiploic foramen, Foramen of Winslow) Lesser omentum Greater omentum...
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    ligamentum gastrosplenicum or gastrolienal ligament) is part of the greater omentum extending between the stomach and the spleen. It contains several blood...
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    "omenta": The lesser omentum (or hepatogastric) is attached to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the liver. The greater omentum (or gastrocolic) hangs...
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    the greater sac (general cavity (of the abdomen)), and the lesser sac. It has the following borders: anterior: the free border of the lesser omentum, known...
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