Surgeon and Professor Michael Olausson was able to create a new connection with the aid of this blood vessel between the liver and the intestines. The girl developed during her first year of life a blood clot in the blood vessel that leads blood from the intestines to the liver. This introduced the risk that she would experience life-threatening internal bleeding.

Blood vessels from a dead donor were used in the present case. The vessel was then chemically treated to remove all cells RNA and DNA. This left just the supporting tissue. Stem cells were then obtained from the girl’s bone marrow and these were added to the supporting tissue. A new blood vessel grew in just under four weeks. This was used during the surgery in order to create the new connection between the liver and the intestines.

The next step is to intensify research into the recreation of other organs, and to develop methods that can be used for arteries.

For more information please contact:
Michael Olausson
Professor at the Sahlgrenska Academy and Head of the Department of Transplantation and Liver
Surgery at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital,
mobile +46-705 43 43 60 +46-705 43 43 60
office +46-31-342 70 25 +46-31-342 70 25
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Source: http://www.innovations-report.de/