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The Omentum explores and assesses the comparatively new approach of using omental attachment in the treatment of a variety of neurologic diseases. Topics discussed include historical images and ideas connected with the greater omentum; angiogenesis and the greater omentum; implications for central nervous system injury of vasoactive chemicals in the omentum; effects of omental-derived lipid fractions on osseous vascularization and bone formation; cerebral revascularization by omental graft for moyamoya disease; omental transposition for treating the sequelae of viral encephalitis; experimental and clinical use of omental transposition for spinal cord pathology; and lumbo-omental shunt for treatment of communicating hydrocephalus. The effect of omentum transposition to the brain on regional cerebral blood flow in stroke patients and on delivery of chemotherapeutic agents to malignant brain tumors is also considered.

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Author:   Harry S. Goldsmith
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.406kg
ISBN:  

9781461280118

ISBN 10:   1461280117
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   27 September 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Arthur M. Vineberg MD 1903–1988: A pioneer in the use of the omentum.- Historical images and ideas about the greater omentum.- Anatomy of the greater and lesser omentum in the mouse with some physiological implications.- Angiogenesis and the greater omentum.- Can transected spinal cord axons be bribed into regeneration?.- Vasoactive neurochemicals in the omentum: Implications for CNS injury.- Experimental studies of omentum-derived neurotrophic factors.- Time and dose-dependent profile of omental angiogenic lipid factor on bone repair.- An rCBF follow-up study in stroke patients after omentum transposition to the brain.- Omental transposition to bypass the blood brain barrier for delivery of chemotherapeutic agents to malignant brain tumours: preclinical investigation.- The omentum: Present status and future application.- Omental transposition to the brain: Experimental and human applications.- Cerebral revascularization by omental graft for moyamoya disease.- Omental transposition for treating the sequelae of viral encephalitis: A surgical and follow-up study of 32 cases.- Experimental and clinical use of omental transposition for spinal cord pathology.- Omental transplantation for Buerger’s disease.- Lumbo-omental shunt for treatment of communicating hydrocephalus.- The anaesthetic management of patients undergoing omental transposition to the central nervous system.- Summation: Ideas presented and lessons learned. The omentum: A physiological generating system of basic physiology. The need for its application to myocardial vascularization and other clinical problems.- Perspectives in scientific research: A speech to participants at the 1st International Conference on the Omentum.

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