Omentum in the world of Veterinary Medicine.

From "Veterinary Practice News" -

By Phil Zeltzman, DVM, Dipl. ACVS

The Omentum Is Your Friend

Activated Omentum to Regenerate the Liver

In their recent work published on 7 March 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, Dr Singh and his colleagues from the Cook County Hospital in Chicago (USA) first activated the omentum using a foreign body to increase its content of stem cells and growth factors and then used the activated omentum to regenerate the liver.
Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology

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The Study of Omentum and its Therapeutic Possibilities

Fascinating treatise - The anatomical-physiological features which characterise omentum and its chemical and molecular composition. Studies (in vitro and in vivo) carried out with omentum in both medical and surgical disciplines. A topical preparation to stimulate local microcirculation and skin regeneration.

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Omentum - The Positive Things

The Omentum is packed with nutrients and growth-stimulating chemicals, along with stem cells, the "ancestral" cells that turn into various body tissues and organs.

The omentum has germ-fighting cells that migrate to infections in the abdomen. The omentum adheres to places of infection, helping to seal them off.
The omentum is also a tool for surgeons. Sections of omentum are grafted onto cut areas or lesions to help them heal. It's been used on the gastrointestinal tract, heart, spinal cord and brain. And there is a cream that contains 25% omental lipids that helps treat skin disorders, bed sores, diabetic ulcers and other skin problems.


Links:

Spinal Cord Injuries and Alzheimer's Treatment

Medical Journal Article

Omental Lipid Cream