At Fri, 03 Aug 2001, Nancy E. Hale wrote:
> >At 10:23 PM 8/2/01 -0500, you wrote: >>At Thu, 02 Aug 2001, Nancy E. Hale wrote: >> >[] Omentum..."The omentum is a loose fold of the membrane ( peritoneum ) >> >that hangs from the stomach and covers the front of the intestines. It >> >protects the intestines and helps to seal any damage to the intestinal >> >wall, thus helping to prevent infection." >> > >> > http://my.webmd.com/content/dmk/dmk_article_1458702 >> > >>When the surgeon did my surgery, he removed the omentum, and you say >>here that it protects the bowel. I am confused!! >> >>Toni > >Hey Toni: > >Personally I am not saying anything. This is quoted from a post by Helen >Dynda, who I assume got the information from the website noted in the >quote. I figured the best way to explain to Gidge what the omentum was was >to get a reference from a previous post or from a medical web site. > >Sorry if I confused you. > >Nancy in NB > >ICQ #9683431