The mortality rate from esophageal disease like atresia, carcinoma, tracheoesophageal
fistula, etc. is increasing rapidly all over the world. Traditional therapies such as surgery …

The gastroesophageal junction has been of clinical interest for some time due to its
important role in preventing reflux of caustic stomach contents upward into the esophagus …

Publisher Summary The esophagus is an organ that passes through fields of the neck,
thorax, and abdomen, and has the simple function of transporting food and water from mouth …

The main surgical strategy for gastrointestinal tract malignancy is en bloc resection, which
consists of not only resection of the involved organs but also simultaneous resection of the …

In addition to squamous cell carcinoma, the incidence of Barrett's esophagus with high-
grade dysplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma is rapidly increasing worldwide …

OBJECTIVES: We proposed to fabricate a tissue-engineered esophagus and to use it for
replacement of the abdominal esophagus. METHODS: Esophagus organoid units …

To produce an esophageal scaffold with suitable features and evaluate the result of in vivo
cell seeding after its implantation in the omentum and near its original anatomical position in …

Tissue engineering is an emerging discipline that combines engineering principles and the
biological sciences toward the development of functional replacement tissue. Virtually every …

Several paediatric gastrointestinal diseases result in life-shortening organ failure. For many
of these conditions, current therapeutic options are suboptimal and may not offer a cure …

Background The traditional technique of gastrointestinal reconstruction of the esophagus
after esophagectomy presents plenty of complications. Hence, tissue engineering has been …