Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre

3 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

A Pre-clinical Rat Model for the Study of Ischemia-reperfusion Injury in Reconstructive Microsurgery

Alberto Ballestín¹, Javier G. Casado², Elena Abellán¹, Francisco Javier Vela¹, José Luis Campos¹, Guadalupe Martínez-Chacón¹, Jorge Bote³, Rebeca Blázquez², Francisco Miguel Sánchez-Margallo^1,2,3

¹Department of Microsurgery, Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre, ²Stem Cell Therapy Unit, Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre, ³Animal Modelling Unit, Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre

Here, we describe a pre-clinical animal model for studying the pathophysiology of ischemia-reperfusion injury in reconstructive microsurgery. This free skin flap model based on the superficial caudal epigastric vessels in the rat may also allow for the evaluation of different therapies and compounds to counteract ischemia-reperfusion injury-related damage.

Medicine

Swine Models of Aneurysmal Diseases for Training and Research

Virginia Blanco-Blázquez^1,2, Claudia Báez-Díaz^1,2, Francisco Miguel Sánchez-Margallo^2,3, Axiel Torrescusa¹, Francisco Javier Vela⁴, Elena Abellán⁴, Verónica Crisóstomo^1,2

¹Cardiovascular Area, Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre, ²Centro de Investigación Biomédica En Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares CIBERCV, ³Scientific Director, Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre, ⁴Microsurgery Unit, Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre

Description of two different aneurysmal swine models for neuroradiology training courses and research studies. This study provides evidence of the feasibility of these aneurysm porcine model creations and the reproducible methods that are close to the clinical setting.

Medicine

Popliteal Vascular Lymph Node Resection in the Rabbit Hindlimb for Secondary Lymphedema Induction

José Luis Campos¹, Gemma Pons², Elena Rodriguez², Ali M. Al-Sakkaf², Francisco Javier Vela¹, Laura Pires¹, María Jesús Jara¹, Francisco Miguel Sánchez-Margallo¹, Elena Abellán¹, Jaume Masiá²

¹Department of Microsurgery, Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre, ²Department of Plastic Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Here, the surgical induction of stable acquired lymphedema in the rabbit hindlimb is described. This experimental animal can be used to further investigate the effect of lymphedema treatment by microsurgical techniques.