Early angiogenic capabilities of the transposed omental flap after omentomyelopexy

Abundant in blood and lymph vessels, capable to adhere to the surface of every lesion, with capillary overgrowing in 4-6 hours, omentum represents almost very suitable organ for revascularization of the ishaemic nervous tissue. Angiographic study of the omentum, especially of the surgically developed omental flap have been rarely performed in clinical practice. The aim of this study was evaluate the angiographic features of the omental flaps after omentomyelopexy. Omentomyelopexy based on the left gastroepiploic vessels was performed in 100 patients of different levels spinal cord injuries. In order to study the omental flap's vascularization, selective angiography of the splenic artery was performed in three patients at the 10th postoperative day. In one patient, angiographic finding showed the establishment of anastomosis between omental flap's arteries and vertebral and spinal artery and in that way, almost incredible angiogenic capabilities of omentum have been proved. Besides confirmation of vitality and good vascularization of the extraperitonealy transposed omental flap, an extraordinary angiogenic capabilities of the omentum have been proved as early as at the 10th postoperative day. To our best knowledge the angiographic findings of this kind have not been published so far.