Tissue engineering has the potential to help many adults and children affected by
esophageal disorders such as cancer, Barrett's esophagus, malformations, trauma, etc …

A number of congenital and acquired disorders require esophageal tissue replacement.
These diseases of the esophagus are present both in the pediatric and in the adult …

The current treatments for esophageal diseases, such as carcinomas, trauma or congenital
malformations, require surgical intervention and esophageal reconstruction using redundant …

Presently, the standard of care for esophageal diseases employs surgical techniques that
utilize either primary anastomotic repairs or the use of stomach and intestinal conduits for …

Regenerative medicine is a multidisciplinary science that combines the principles of
engineering and those of biological sciences toward the goal of providing possible solutions …

Advances in tissue engineering techniques have made it possible to use human cells as
biological material. This has enabled pharmacological studies to be conducted to …

Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary science in which the principles of engineering are
applied to biological sciences with the aim of providing solutions for current clinical …

Esophageal injuries such as partial-thickness defects from mucosal resections can result in
fibrosis and refractory strictures. Similarly, full-thickness patch defects like perforations can …

Abstract Treatment of esophageal cancer often requires surgical procedures that involve
removal. The current approaches to restore esophageal continuity however, are known to …

The focus of the chapter is to review current novel tissue engineering approaches for the
esophagus. Patients suffering from esophageal defects and disease are commonly treated …