Browsing by Subject "Surgical Flaps"

A model of sequential heart and composite tissue allotransplant in rats.

Yang, Jun; Erdmann, Detlev; Chang, JC; Komatsu, Issei; Zhang, YiXin; Wang, DanRu; Hodavance, Michael S; ... (11 authors) (Plast Reconstr Surg, 2010-07)

BACKGROUND: Some of the 600,000 patients with solid organ allotransplants need reconstruction with a composite tissue allotransplant, such as the hand, abdominal wall, or face. The aim of this study was to develop a rat ...

Lateral caval flap repair of adult sinus venosus atrial septal defect: A natural novel approach.

Bajwa, Gurjyot; Dostanic-Larson, Iva; Krasuski, Richard A; Pettersson, Gosta B (J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2012-10)

Tissue engraftment of hypoxic-preconditioned adipose-derived stem cells improves flap viability.

Hollenbeck, Scott T; Senghaas, Annika; Komatsu, Issei; Zhang, Ying; Erdmann, Detlev; Klitzman, Bruce (Wound Repair Regen, 2012-11)

Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) have the ability to release multiple growth factors in response to hypoxia. In this study, we investigated the potential of ASCs to prevent tissue ischemia. We found conditioned media from ...