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 …

Tissue engineering, which consists of the combination and in vivo implantation of elements
required for tissue remodeling toward a specific organ phenotype, could be an alternative for …

The incidences of esophageal diseases like atresia, tracheoesophageal fistula, esophagitis,
and even carcinoma rise rapidly worldwide. Traditional therapies such as surgery …

Pathologies that involve the structure and/or function of the esophagus can be life-
threatening. The esophagus is a complex organ comprising nonredundant tissue that does …

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

Long-gap esophageal defects, whether congenital or acquired, are very difficult to manage.
Any significant surgical peri-esophageal dissection that is performed to allow for potential …

Esophageal tissue engineering is still in an early state, and ideal methods have not been
developed. Since the beginning of the 20th century, advances have been made in the …

Tissue engineering offers huge potential as a novel strategy to treat complex congenital and
acquired conditions of both the trachea and the esophagus where standard therapy has …

Diseases of the esophagus, damage of the esophagus due to injury or congenital defects
during fetal esophageal development, ie, Esophageal Atresia (EA), typically require surgical …