Stem cells and the first successful cultivation of his red Swedish girl

Stem cells and the first successful cultivation of his red Swedish girl

Portal vein in the abdomen of his blood connection of the intestines and other internal organs. This blockage causes the vein in liver disease and heart failure and even some types of cancer. This relatively rare condition may also cause weight loss and a feeling of nausea and pain. Doctors were able to Sweden and cultivation of the deceased person in the body of a girl after supplying stem cells of the patient, the 10-year girl from rare due to occlusion of the portal vein, the surgery led to improved blood flow in the lower part of her body and improve their quality of life.

Details of the first successful cultivation of Wrede-Swedish girl

A team from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden by taking his corner of the mouth of the deceased contributor's portal and disarmed of all living cells. Then they injected stem cells for spinal cord patient girl. Two weeks after the new vein has been growing in the body of the girl.

A year after the surgery the child became longer and gained more weight. However, blood flow is returned again necessitating a second surgery to replace a vein. And has improved the quality of life of girls since this surgery now was able to walk long distances and light calisthenics. What is most important is not the symptoms of rejection of the new vein, which does not require the drugs cultivated parts installed.

The second surgery was successful not only in good blood flow rates in intravenous or laboratory analysis but also in improved conditions of life of the patient.

Today surgeons may try to extract veins from the neck or a patient for replanting in places suffered by affected veins. This way and have multiple health risks and complications. In addition not all patients have healthy veins can be used this way. Here comes the importance of methods of stem cells in the treatment of such problems.

If the result of this process can be repeated and is considered the number of patients in the experiments planned well, could become the defining moment of this advanced surgery in developing new strategies for Vascular Surgeons, heart and chest.