08Dec/13

Face transplants thriving two years after operations – Defiance Crescent News (subscription)

Face transplants thriving two years after operations
Defiance Crescent News (subscription)
Dr. Samir Mardini, a Mayo Clinic expert in reconstructive transplant surgery, said blood vessel reorganization occurs with other types of tissue transplants — doctors call it “neovascularization” and it helps ensure the tissue’s survival by improving

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06Dec/13

Facing A New Life: Full Face Transplant Surgery Successful After Two Years – American Live Wire


American Live Wire

Facing A New Life: Full Face Transplant Surgery Successful After Two Years
American Live Wire
CHICAGO (AP) — The nation’s first full face transplant patients are growing into their new appearances — literally. Medical imaging shows new blood vessel networks have formed, connecting transplanted skin with the patients’ facial tissue, a finding
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04Dec/13

Face transplant patients thriving after surgery as medical tests show original … – Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Face transplant patients thriving after surgery as medical tests show original
Daily Mail
Dr Samir Mardini, a Mayo Clinic expert in reconstructive transplant surgery, said blood vessel reorganization occurs with other types of tissue transplants and it helps ensure the tissue’s survival by improving blood flow. ‘It’s interesting that they
Face transplants thriving 2 years after operationsBoston.com

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04Dec/13

Blood vessels reorganize after face transplantation surgery – Science Daily (press release)


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Blood vessels reorganize after face transplantation surgery
Science Daily (press release)
The development of new blood vessel networks in transplanted tissue is critical to the success of face transplant surgery. “All three patients included in this study at Brigham and Women’s maintain excellent perfusion, or blood flow, the key element of
Blood vessels reorganise after face transplantsHealth24.com
Healthy blood flow seen a year after face transplantsMyFox Wausau

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02Dec/13

Indian team performs liver transplant surgery in Lahore – Gulf Times


Gulf Times

Indian team performs liver transplant surgery in Lahore
Gulf Times
A team of doctors from the Apollo Group of Hospitals, India, performed fourth successful liver transplant procedure at Shaikh Zayed Hospital yesterday. Faisal Baig, 21, of Sialkot donated his body organ to his father Mirza Arshad Baig, 57, due to the
India training Pakistani doctorsSahara Samay
Indian and Pakistani doctors perform transplant surgeriesDaily News & Analysis

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