Blood supply to the superficial fascia of the abdomen: An anatomical study.
anterior abdominal wall
arteries
arterio-venous anastomoses
capillaries
flaps
hypodermis
lymphatics
plastic surgery
reconstructive surgery
subcutaneous tissue
superficial fascia
vascularization
veins
Journal
Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.)
ISSN: 1098-2353
Titre abrégé: Clin Anat
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8809128
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2023
May 2023
Historique:
revised:
21
11
2022
received:
26
07
2022
accepted:
11
12
2022
medline:
4
4
2023
pubmed:
29
12
2022
entrez:
28
12
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of this study was to examine data demonstrating that Scarpa's fascia, a superficial fascia of the anterior abdominal wall, is a vascularized tissue. Specimens of the fascia of seven volunteers undergoing abdominoplasty surgical procedures at the Plastic Surgery Unit of the University of Padova Medical Center were collected. Fractal analysis and quantitative assessment of the vascular network of the fascia was carried out, exploiting the presence of blood in the vessels. Each sample was divided and processed for histological/immunohistochemical analysis (into 5 micron-paraffin embedded sections and cryo-sectioned free-floating samples) as well as for electron microscopy study. A rich vascular pattern forming a fine, dense meshwork with an area percentage of 6.20% ± 2.10% von Willebrand factor stained vessels was noted in all the specimens of the fascia examined; the area percentage of the αSMA-stained vessels was 2.93% ± 1.80%. The diameters of the vessels fell between the 13 and 65 μm range; the network was composed of arteries, veins, capillaries and lymphatic segments. Topological results showed that the vascular network within Scarpa's fascia is well branched (segments: 6615 ± 3070 and 8.40 ± 3.40 per mm
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
570-580Informations de copyright
© 2022 American Association of Clinical Anatomists and British Association of Clinical Anatomists.
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