Preperitoneal Fat Grafting Inhibits the Formation of Intra-abdominal Adhesions in Mice.
Mervi LaukkaErika HoppelaJemiina SaloPia RantakariTove J GronroosKatri OrteKaisa AuvinenMarko SalmiHeidi GerkeKerstin TholEmilia PeuhuSaila KauhanenPirjo MerilahtiPauliina HartialaPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)
Fat grafting can inhibit the formation of peritoneal adhesions in mice. Our results suggest that fat grafting promotes the peritoneal healing process in a paracrine manner thereby enabling rapid regeneration of the peritoneal mesothelial cell layer.