ArticleClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2011
Adipocyte morphometric evaluation and angiogenesis in the omentum transposed to the breast: a preliminary study.
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- Benefit of the Omental Flap in Breast Reconstruction for Oncoplastic Treatment: A Systematic Review and Single-Arm Meta-Analysis.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Long-Term Volumetric Increase of a Free Omental Flap in Breast Reconstruction: A Case Report with a Focus on Body Weight Correlation.Journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2026Article
- Omentum transplantation for malignant tumors: a narrative review of emerging techniques and clinical applications.European journal of medical research · 2025Review
- DMPE-PEG scaffold binding with TGF-β1 receptor enhances cardiomyogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells.Stem cell research & therapy · 2018Article
- Laparoscopic Harvesting of Omental Flaps for Breast Reconstruction-A Review of the Literature and Outcome Analysis.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2018Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to describe the probable mechanism of the volume increase of laparoscopically harvested omentum flaps used to treat breast deformities.
methodsA histological analysis of omentum samples was performed to study the volume increase of laparoscopically harvested omentum flaps. Samples were harvested immediately after the transposition of the omentum from the abdominal cavity to the breast region and during the second surgical procedure for breast symmetrization of eight patients submitted to the transposition of the omentum flap. Changes in the morphometric measurements of the adipocytes (perimeter, diameter, and area), microvascular density (as measured by the CD31 endothelial marker), and immunohistochemical expression of VEGF were documented.
resultsThe increases in adipocyte size and microvascular density were statistically significant (P < 0.012). The expression levels of VEGF were lower in the second set of samples when compared to the first set, but the differences were not statistically significant (P < 0.093).
conclusionThese results demonstrate an increase in cellular volume as measured by adipocyte perimeter, diameter, and area. Moreover, the increase in the number of vessels in the second set of samples suggests that neoangiogenesis was stimulated by the initial increase in VEGF expression levels observed in the first set of samples. The increase in VEGF expression in the flap may have been caused by adipocyte hypertrophy resulting from neoangiogenesis.
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