Circumferential Esophageal Reconstruction Using a Tissue-engineered Decellularized Tunica Vaginalis Graft in a Rabbit Model
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Hassan A. Adly, Abdel-Wahab Y. El-Okby, Abdel-Aziz Yehya, Ahmed A. El-Shamy, Rania A. Galhom, Mohamed A. Hashem, Mahmoud F. Ahmed
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Pediatric surgeons have faced esophageal reconstruction challenges for decades owing to a variety of congenital and acquired conditions. This work aimed to introduce a reproducible and efficient approach for creating tissue-engineered esophageal tissue using bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) cultured in preconditioned mediums seeded on a sheep decellularized tunica vaginalis (DTV) scaffold for partial reconstruction of a rabbit's esophagus.
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