• Submitted by: Luis Manuel Mazorra
• Health and Medicine
• 03 / 13 / 2012

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  Treatment with regenerative medicine is being given in the surgical hospital Lucia Iñiguez Landin clinical Holguin has been in use in 100 patients have so far been successful.
Dr. Fernando Cruz Tamayo, head of Oncohematology and Hemotherapy Service, told AIN that in the two years of applying this procedure was completely successful in 98 percent of treated patients.

He indicated that cell therapy is used in people with chronic arterial insufficiency of lower limbs, where the services involved set of Angiology and Blood.

The doctor said that this treatment is to use adult stem cells to rebuild or regenerate cells different from themselves.

Cruz Tamayo added that among the benefits offered by this treatment emphasizes its minimally invasive in most cases, and encourage the reduction in hospital costs.

Among the projections for this year the specialist said they expect to benefit a significant number of patients with chronic arterial insufficiency, and proceed to extend Gastroenterology overlooking the treatment of liver cirrhosis.

Days ago in the hospital Lucia Iñiguez the patient Aliuska Rodriguez Rojas, 23 and resident in the municipality of Antilla, underwent the second bone marrow transplant is performed in the eastern region, while preparing third intervention.

Leonardo Laguna, hematologist also said that the transplants are also available to other territories in eastern Cuba, for which this center trains specialists.