ETHICAL PROBLEMS IN TRANSFERRING THE GREATER OMENTUM TO REPLACE SOFT TISSUE DEFICIT AT THE LIMBS‘ LEVEL

Francu Laurian Lucian; Filip Roxana; David Sofia

Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

ETHICAL PROBLEMS IN TRANSFERRING THE GREATER OMENTUM TO REPLACE SOFT TISSUE DEFICIT AT THE LIMBS‘ LEVEL

Francu Laurian Lucian, Filip Roxana, David Sofia

Abstract :

The greater omentum has long been considered an element without great biological significance, a piece of inert tissue, an appendage. However, the situation has changed in the last hundred years, proved by the many studies and medical researchers conducted to value and enhance the importance of this human anatomical part. They say the greater omentum has a huge therapeutic potential. The variety of surgical applications can be mainly used in the revascularization of the affected areas that have lost tissue, especially soft tissue. The area of the extremities affected by any kind of accidents, with important results in the above–mentioned fields, draws an even bigger interest, since this biologic element represents a solution in many cases that in the past ended up with the amputation or shortening of the affected limb. The method approached in this paper is a literary review and its purpose is to identify and make people aware of the ethical problem that is specific to the transfer of greater omentum in order to repair the vascular tissue deficit when the extremities are affected. As a conclusion of the research, we can say that regardless of how complicated the medical intervention involving a patient and at least a limb of the medical team, the ethical aspects always delimitate the therapeutic decisions, ensuring their portability and moral reproducibility.