"Omentum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A double-layered fold of peritoneum that attaches the STOMACH to other organs in the ABDOMINAL CAVITY.
| Descriptor ID |
D009852
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.047.025.600.573
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Omentum" by people in Profiles.
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Sookram J, Zheng A, Linden KM, Morgan AB, Brown SA, Ostrovsky O. Epigenetic therapy can inhibit growth of ovarian cancer cells and reverse chemoresistant properties acquired from metastatic omentum. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 May; 145(2):225-232.
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Anton K, Rosenblum NG, Teefey P, Dayaratna S, Gonsalves CF. The Enlarged Fibroid Uterus: Aberrant Arterial Supply via the Omental Artery. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2019 Apr; 42(4):615-619.
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Gross DJ, Chung PJ, Smith MC, Roudnitsky V, Alfonso AE, Sugiyama G. End Stage Renal Disease Is Associated with Increased Mortality in Perforated Gastroduodenal Ulcers. Am Surg. 2018 Sep 01; 84(9):1466-1469.
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Aru GM, Kim T, Aru RG, Vinson MC. Primary Infected Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm and the Use of Omental Flap. Heart Surg Forum. 2016 12 01; 19(6):E262-E264.
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Zhu D, Kumar A, Weintraub WS, Rahman E. A large pheochromocytoma with invasion of multiple local organs. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2011 Jan; 13(1):60-4.
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Fain JN, Cheema P, Madan AK, Tichansky DS. Dexamethasone and the inflammatory response in explants of human omental adipose tissue. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2010 Feb 5; 315(1-2):292-8.
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Madan AK, Martinez JM, Lo Menzo E, Khan KA, Tichansky DS. Omental reinforcement for intraoperative leak repairs during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Am Surg. 2009 Sep; 75(9):839-42.
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Miettinen M, Sobin LH, Lasota J. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors presenting as omental masses--a clinicopathologic analysis of 95 cases. Am J Surg Pathol. 2009 Sep; 33(9):1267-75.
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Fain JN, Cheema P, Tichansky DS, Madan AK. Stimulation of human omental adipose tissue lipolysis by growth hormone plus dexamethasone. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2008 Nov 25; 295(1-2):101-5.
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Fain JN, Buehrer B, Bahouth SW, Tichansky DS, Madan AK. Comparison of messenger RNA distribution for 60 proteins in fat cells vs the nonfat cells of human omental adipose tissue. Metabolism. 2008 Jul; 57(7):1005-15.