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The function of the omentum has long been the subject of much speculation. This is reported in the historical section (Sect. 10.2). Detailed investigation in more recent years has shown that under pathological conditions [33] the omentum is endowed with very distinct capacities.
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Liebermann-Meffert, D., White, H., Vaubel, E. (1983). Distinctive Peculiarities of Omental Tissue. In: Liebermann-Meffert, D., White, H., Vaubel, E. (eds) The Greater OMENTUM. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02374-7_5
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