Bilio-biliary anastomosis (BBA) is a critical surgical procedure that is performed with the objective of restoring bile duct continuity. This procedure is often required in cases where there has been an injury to the extrahepatic bile ducts or during liver transplantation. Despite advances in surgical techniques, the healing of BBA remains a significant challenge, with complications such as stricture formation and leakage affecting patient outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDegradable ureteral stent not requiring redo procedure for removal is an important issue in modern urology. This device could solve the problem of «forgotten stent» often leading to long-term complications. The authors describe the prototype of biodegradable ureteral stent based on poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) and present the first results of its testing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To substantiate the medical device design for mechanical processing of adipose tissue.
Material And Methods: Enzymatic method using collagenase and mechanical method for obtaining the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) are compared. The authors emphasized the disadvantages of enzymatic method, such as high cost and duration of process.
This pilot study examined the long-term structural changes in the osteochondral unit of 20 patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) who underwent high tibial osteotomy (HTO) and received post-treatment with either platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or stromal vascular fraction (SVF). Ten patients were injected with autologous PRP (PRP subgroup), while another ten patients received autologous SVF (SVF subgroup) six weeks after surgery and were monitored for 18 months. Histological samples of bone and cartilage (2 mm in diameter and 2 cm long) were taken from tibial and femoral sites during surgery and 18-month post-HTO, and morphometric analyses were conducted using Mega-Morf12 software.
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June 2023
Psoriasis cannot be completely cured and is often difficult to diagnose, which is why the search for new effective therapies and diagnostics is a highly relevant area of research. To identify new therapeutic compounds, the first step is to study the role of various factors underlying the development of psoriasis. One such factor is oxidative stress.
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