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Omentopexy

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Omentopexy
ICD-9-CM54.74

Omentopexyis asurgicalprocedure whereby thegreater omentumis sutured to a nearby organ. Suture to theabdominal wallis used to induce circulation away from the portal circulation into caval circulation. It may also be sutured to another organ to increasearterialcirculation.

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