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Figure 19.1 An emergency situation: loops of small intestine prolapsing through the castration wound
Sometimes tissue known as omentum (a fold of peritoneum that contains fat, blood
vessels and lymph nodes) will escape through the inguinal canal and hang from the wound
(Figure 19.2). This is less serious and removal of the tissue may be all that is required.
