The omentum  

作　　者：Cameron Platell Deborah Cooper John M.Papadimitriou John C.Hall 

机构地区：[1]Department of Surgery the University of Western Australia [2]Departments of Pathology the University of Western Australia

出　　处：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》2000年第2期169-176,共8页世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：INTRODUCTIONThe word omentum derives from the ancientEgyptians who,when embalming human bodies,used to assess their'omens'by looking at thevariations in what we recognise today as theomentum.Galen(128-199 AD)thought that therole of the omentum was to warm the intestines.This was on the basis of a gladiator who had anomental resection after a stab injury and sufferedgreatly from cold for the rest of his life.A

关 键 词：OMENTUM PERITONITIS macrophage NEUTROPHIL LYMPHOCYTES MESOTHELIUM ADHESIONS omentectomy 

分 类 号：R-5[医药卫生]