| 11. | More milky spots are found on the greater omentum in the peritoneal cavity than anywhere else.
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| 12. | These can be accessed after dividing the peritoneal fold that links the greater omentum and transverse colon.
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| 13. | Similarly, focal adhesions occur between the undersurface of the greater omentum and the cephalad aspect of the transverse mesocolon.
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| 14. | The splenorenal ligament ( from the left kidney to the spleen ) is occasionally considered part of the greater omentum.
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| 15. | The gallbladder is usually impalpable but occasionally a tender mass of omentum and gallbladder may be felt under the liver.
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| 16. | Narath was the author of papers on varicocele surgery, pneumatocele parotid, omentum-plasty, to name a few.
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| 17. | It happens when the appendix is not removed early during infection and omentum and intestine adhere to it, forming a palpable lump.
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| 18. | Adhesions here must be divided to separate the greater omentum off the transverse mesocolon, thus allowing access to the lesser sac proper.
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| 19. | Between the layers of the lesser omentum, where they are attached to the stomach, run the right and left gastric veins.
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| 20. | Interposed between the hepatic and splenic flexures, the greater omentum adheres to the transverse colon along a further band or fold of peritoneum.
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