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  • Title: Omentum as a cover for abdominal wall loss.
    Author: Chuwa EW, Seow-Choen F.
    Journal: Tech Coloproctol; 2006 Jul; 10(2):139-42. PubMed ID: 16773284.
    Abstract:
    A case of necrotising fasciitis with full-thickness loss of the entire abdominal wall is reported after an uncomplicated elective low anterior resection. Salvage was accomplished by early wide surgical extirpation and repeated re-explorations and debridements. The presence of ample omentum helped prevent evisceration and allowed granulation tissue to gradually seal the abdominal cavity over a period of 4 months without further reconstructive procedures.
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