Experimental study of lymph node auto-transplantation in rats

摘要

Conclusion Vascularized lymph node transplan- tation is a useful method for draining extremity lymph edema. Objective To observe the restoration of structure And function of auto-transplanted lymph nodes. Methods Inguinal lymph nodes in Spregue- Dawley (SD) rats were auto-transplanted by free im- plantaton, or with an intact vascular pedicle, or by free transplantation with microvascular anastomosis, to the popliteal fossa where lymph nodes were removed. The observation methods included emission computerized tomographic (ECT) scanning, staining of China ink and methylthionine chloride to observe the histological changes.