Svendsen et al (2005) also evaluated perioperative plasma concentrations of soluble VEGF (sVEGF) and soluble VEGFR1 (sVEGFR1) in patients undergoing elective colectomy.
Influence of open versus laparoscopically assistedcolectomy on soluble vascular endothelial growth factor(sVEGF) and its soluble receptor 1 (sVEGFR1).