Is omentectomy necessary in the treatment of benign or malignant abdominal pathologies? A systematic review

Figure 1 The situation in which tumor cells from peritoneal seeding are captured and surrounded in a patient with gastric cancer.

Figure 2 This image shows a patient in whom an omental flap was used to fill the cavity of the liver hydatid cyst.

Figure 3 In a patient with acute cholecystitis, the omentum appears to surround the gallbladder and adhere to it.

Figure 4 Computed tomography view of omental strangulation and necrosis findings in our patient who underwent laparotomy due to strangulated incisional hernia and right femoral hernia.

Figure 5 Computed tomography image of a patient with omental necrosis (arrow) detected in the postoperative period.