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 …

A number of congenital and acquired disorders require esophageal tissue replacement.
Various surgical techniques, such as gastric and colonic interposition, are standards of …

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 …

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

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

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

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 …

For various esophageal diseases, the search for alternative techniques for tissue repair has
led to significant developments in basic and translational research in the field of tissue …

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

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 …