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omental bursa

NOUN
  1. an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach

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  • The omental bursa, therefore, consists of a series of pouches or recesses to which the following terms are applied: (1) the vestibule, a narrow channel continued from the epiploic foramen, over the head of the pancreas to the gastropancreatic fold; this fold extends from the omental tuberosity of the pancreas to the right side of the fundus of the stomach, and contains the left gastric artery and coronary vein; (2) the superior omental recess, between the caudate lobe of the liver and the diaphragm; (3) the lienal recess, between the spleen and the stomach; (4) the inferior omental recess, which comprises the remainder of the bursa. XI. Splanchnology. 2e. The Abdomen
  • —Above the transverse colon the omental bursa is superadded to the general sac, and the communication of the two cavities with one another through the epiploic foramen can be demonstrated. XI. Splanchnology. 2e. The Abdomen
  • The peritoneal cavity gives off a large diverticulum, the omental bursa, which is situated behind the stomach and adjoining structures; the neck of communication between the cavity and the bursa is termed the epiploic foramen (foramen of Winslow). XI. Splanchnology. 2e. The Abdomen
  • Results:The free gas in variable location, shape and size was seen in 24 cases, and the leakage of contrast medium in 3 cases, as well as the encapsulation in omental bursa in 2 cases.
  • The largest of these is the omental bursa (already described), but several others, of smaller size, require mention, and may be divided into three groups, viz.: duodenal, cecal, and intersigmoid. XI. Splanchnology. 2e. The Abdomen
  • Results:The free gas in variable location, shape and size was seen in 24 cases, and the leakage of contrast medium in 3 cases, as well as the encapsulation in omental bursa in 2 cases.
  • The epiploic foramen (foramen epiploicum; foramen of Winslow) is the passage of communication between the general cavity and the omental bursa. XI. Splanchnology. 2e. The Abdomen
  • One, the phrenicolienal ligament, is derived from the peritoneum, where the wall of the general peritoneal cavity comes into contact with the omental bursa between the left kidney and the spleen; the lienal vessels pass between its two layers (Fig. 1039). XI. Splanchnology. 4g. The Spleen
  • The peritoneal cavity gives off a large diverticulum, the omental bursa, which is situated behind the stomach and adjoining structures; the neck of communication between the cavity and the bursa is termed the epiploic foramen (foramen of Winslow). XI. Splanchnology. 2e. The Abdomen
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