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    edited by Seung Ho Choi, Kazunori Kasama.
    Summary: Bariatric and metabolic surgery is recognized to be an important and effective option for the treatment of severe obesity and the various associated conditions and diseases, such as type II diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular dysfunction, dyslipidemia, and obstructive sleep apnea. Despite its established value, however, there is scope for further improvement in safety and in the quality of the surgical techniques, and calls have therefore been made for the establishment of standard techniques and procedures. This book accordingly presents state of the art knowledge on bariatric and metabolic surgery with the aim of facilitating the sharing and exchange of knowledge, documenting effective techniques, and enhancing safety and outcomes. All technical aspects are covered in detail, and the text is complemented by many helpful illustrations. A further key feature is the provision of accompanying surgical videos, which will be of value to both novice and experienced surgeons. This textbook will be a great asset in clinical practice for all who are involved or interested in bariatric and metabolic surgery.
    Digital Access Springer 2014
  • Article
    Garotta G, Burdick L, Porta C, Eridani S.
    Exp Hematol. 1978 May;6(5):505-12.
    The effects of intraperitoneal Ehrlich ascites tumor (ET) growth on the kinetics of hemopoietic stem cells in the host bone marrow were studied using the spleen colony and the soft agar culture techniques. There is a decrease in spleen colony forming capacity of bone marrow of ET bearing mice, whereas in vitro assays of the committed macrophage granulocyte precursors, by the soft agar method, show that in the same circumstances a high yield of granulopoietic colonies can still be obtained. A shift of the CFU-c/CFU-s ratio from 15 to 36 thus occurs. Moreover, ascitic fluid from tumoral mice displays strong activity as CSF on normal mouse marrow, twice as strong as the standard mouse embryo CSF. When conditioned medium from cultures of ET cells (ET-CM) is tested, the pattern of agar colonies obtained is different from the previously obtained pattern of growth kinetics; furthermore many colonies are composed of undifferentiated cells. The hypothesis is suggested that among the variety of known CSF's, the ET-CM represents a unique factor, capable of inducing proliferation of marrow CFU-c, but only limited differentiation.
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