This study aimed to evaluate in situ tissue-engineered esophagus in a canine model after experimental resection and replacement of a full circumferential defect of the intrathoracic esophagus.
Department of Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Surgery and Physiology of Digestive System, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. yuen-n@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp