What is the effect after omental excision

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Not long ago, a colleague found out that he had a tumor disease in the abdomen. Later, he underwent surgical treatment and excised the greater omentum. Then, what is the impact of greater omentum resection? Let's talk about it.

What is the effect after omental excision

First of all, patients with abdominal malignancies and peritoneal metastases need omental resection and lymph node dissection at the same time of corresponding organ resection. Omentum is a common site of ovarian cancer metastasis. Conventional resection of omentum is not only conducive to postoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy, but also can reduce ascites formation, prevent adhesion or formation of mass compression of intestinal tract and cause intestinal obstruction, and significantly improve the 5-year survival rate of patients with ovarian cancer.

Secondly, if it is a primary malignant tumor in omentum, total resection of omentum should be performed. If it is a metastatic malignant tumor, primary and metastatic lesions should be removed as far as possible. Omental metastasis, etc. Omental resection is an important part of the surgical treatment of ovarian cancer. The resection range is generally in the lower edge of transverse colon.

Finally, for primary malignant tumor and metastatic carcinoma of greater omentum, surgical resection is usually palliative and the prognosis is very poor, but after resection, the load of intra-abdominal tumor can be reduced and ascites can be prevented. After the treatment of surgery, we should also pay attention to the maintenance in the later stage, especially the treatment of adjuvant radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The condition of each patient is different, and the postoperative adjuvant treatment methods are also different, which should be carried out under the guidance of doctors.

matters needing attention

Patients with omental resection must pay attention to the later conditioning and maintenance, especially in the daily diet. They should pay attention to the light diet. It is better to eat porridge, noodle soup and other easily digestible food. They can eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to ensure the intake of vitamins.