Is implantation of colon cancer at trocar sites increased by low pressure pneumoperitoneum?
Pneumoperitoneum significantly increased tumor implantation at trocar sites and midline incisions.
These results indicate that intramyocardial transfer of bone marrow KSL cells significantly protects against coronary insufficiency and systolic dysfunction in the chronic LV-unloading heart, suggesting that this approach may have clinical potential as a combination therapy with LVAD.