Progress on tissue engineered trachea research
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4203.2009.04.016
- VernacularTitle:组织工程气管研究进展
- Author:
Wanpeng WANG
;
Hongcan SHI
;
Weijun DENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
tissue engineering;
artificial trachea;
trachea prosthesis;
replacement
- From:
International Journal of Surgery
2009;36(4):258-261
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Resection of the trachea for more than half of its length requires implantation of an artificial trachea to allow safe reconstruction. The article introduced the recent progress on tissue engineered trachea.The problems encountered in this field and the study direction in the future are also mentioned.