(5) in their series did simple closure of the perforation with
omental graft reinforcement with very good results.
performed post-operative Doppler studies and selective celiac axis angiography to study the circulation in the
omental graft. In 18 of their 20 cases, the arterial pulsations were heard till the knee on Doppler study.
Although the study's goal was to determine the specific effect of the omentum placed directly on the injured cord, the final analysis included outcomes of several patients whose
omental graft was shown not even to be physically attached to the cord or had been surgically removed before analysis.