Re: what does this mean??
From: Sudsey (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Dec 28 11:38:21 2005
Omentum-a fold of peritoneum connecting or supporting abdominal
structures (as the stomach and liver) -- see GREATER OMENTUM, LESSER
OMENTUM
Omental Cake- of, relating to, or formed from an omentum
I figured you spelled that wrong and meant a M not N...
Hope this helps
Sudsey
At Tue, 27 Dec 2005, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>Hello everyone i hope you all are having a wonderful holiday. I had a
>quick question I hope someone out there can explain to me what this
>means. This is what my last report from my doctor read and i don't
>quite understand what this means. Extensive adhesions of the Omentun to
>the anterior abdominal wall with loops of bowl noted adherent to the
>omental cake. The upper abdomen could not been seen because of the
>omental cake. I undertstand the rest of the report my overys are up on
>my bowls and basically everything is covered in adhesions and endo. I'm
>getting sicker and cant go to the bathroom for days. I know my
>adhesions are affecting my bowls but i'm not sure what an omentun or
>omental cake is. Thanks to all
>Vicki
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