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SUBMITTER: La Francesca S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5841275 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
La Francesca Saverio S Aho Johnathon M JM Barron Matthew R MR Blanco Ellen W EW Soliman Sherif S Kalenjian Lena L Hanson Ariel D AD Todorova Elisaveta E Marsh Matthew M Burnette KaLia K DerSimonian Harout H Odze Robert D RD Wigle Dennis A DA
Scientific reports 20180307 1
Treatment of esophageal disease can necessitate resection and reconstruction of the esophagus. Current reconstruction approaches are limited to utilization of an autologous conduit such as stomach, small bowel, or colon. A tissue engineered construct providing an alternative for esophageal replacement in circumferential, full thickness resection would have significant clinical applications. In the current study, we demonstrate that regeneration of esophageal tissue is feasible and reproducible i ...[more]