Scientific Publications

Tobbia D, Semple JL, Johnston M: Quantification of Lymphatic Function Following Lymphatic Vessel Injury or Lymph Node Excision – The Development of a Lymphedema Model in Sheep. Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 2007: 15 (2): pp111.

Tobbia D, Semple JL, Johnston M: Microsurgical Autotransplantation of Lymph Nodes and the Prevention of Experimental Lymphedema. Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 2008: 16 (2): p130.

Tobbia D, Semple J, Baker A, Dumont D, Semple A, Johnston M: Lymphedema

Development and Lymphatic Function Following Lymph Node Excision in Sheep. Journal of Vascular Research 2009: 46: P426-434.

Tobbia T, Tobbia D, O’Shaughnessy M:

Injuries in Foreign Labour Workers in an Irish University Hospital. Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 2009: 17 (1): 22-24.

Tobbia D, Semple J, Baker A, Dumont D, Semple A, Johnston M:

Experimental Assessment of Autologous Lymph Node Transplantation as Treatment of Post-Surgical Lymphedema. Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: 2009: 124 (3) p 777-786.

Yücel YH, Johnston MG, Ly T, Patel M, Drake B, Gümüş E, Fraenkl SA,

Moore S, Tobbia D, Armstrong D, Horvath E, Gupta N:

Identification of lymphatics in the ciliary body of the human eye: a novel “uveolymphatic” outflow pathway. Canadian Journal of Opthalmology 2010: 45 (2): 115-117.

Baker A, Kim H, Semple JL, Dumont D, Shoichet M, Tobbia D, Johnston M: Experimental assessment of pro-lymphangiogenic growth factors in the treatment of post-surgical lymphedema following lymphadenectomy. Breast Cancer Research 2010: 12 (5): R70.

Felmerer G, Tobbia T, Lohrmann C, Tobbia D: Treatment of Secondary Lymphedemas by Microsurgical Lymph Vessel Transplantation; The Journal of Microsurgery: 2011: November 24th.

Tobbia D, Tobbia T, Felmerer G:Microsurgical Transplantation of Autologus Lymph Vessels in Sheep as Treatment for Secondary Lymphedema. Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery 2011: Vol 19, Supp A.

Felmerer G, Karcz W, Föeldi E, Tobbia D: Integrated concept of Treatment for reduction of Morbidity after resection of panniculus morbidus associated with lymphedema: Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery 2012: 46 (3-4).