The Omentum

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.