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The omentum is unique in that it is the only body tissue specifically developed for the resolution of infected process; it also regains its suppleness once healing has taken place. The characteristics are not shared by the periureteral and perivesical tissues so that a properly mobilized pedicle graft is valuable adjunct to be more difficult repairs and reconstructions of the urinary tract.
Richard Turner-Warwick (Wed,) studied this question.