Surgery

Reports outline surgery study results from University Hospital

Published in Fitness and Wellness Business Week, July 30th, 2008

A new study, 'Microvascular transplantation of adipose tissue and serum level of adipocyte products,' is now available. "Microvascular transplantation of subcutaneous adipose tissue is an essential step in reconstructive surgery after breast carcinoma. Serum levels of adipose tissue products may serve as indicators for transplant function," scientists in Innsbruck, Austria report.

"This study aimed to determine serum leptin and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha plasma levels pre-, intra-, and postoperatively in 20 patients undergoing reconstructive breast surgery and in 7 women undergoing abdominoplasty operation. In the patients undergoing reconstructive breast...

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Source: Fitness and Wellness Business Week (2008-07-30)

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