Greater Omentum: the Surgeons Friend, no Longer a Forgotten Organ

In the past, the omentum was considered to be an inert tissue without muchbiological significance. But since the beginning of the last century, innumerablestudies and trials have been conducted by surgeons and scientists all over the world,which have proven that the omentum is a unique, physiologically dynamic tissuewith immense therapeutic potential. I have undertaken the present review to providea concise account of the variety of applications of the omentum in the variousdisciplines of surgical practice. The omentum is indeed an organ of exceptionalversatility. This review will enable the readers to appreciate the fact that, clearly theomentum was placed in the abdomen for a reason.