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Tissue engineered tracheal prosthesis with acceleratedly cultured homologous chondrocytes as an alternative of tracheal reconstruction.
The Journal of cardiovascular surgery - 1 Apr 2002
Lee C J, Moon K D, Choi H, Woo J I, Min B H, Lee K B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autologous tissue is an ideal substitue for an extensive tracheal reconstruction, but it is rarely feasible in clinical situations. Many tracheal prosthesis had been used for such an instances, but unfortunately it is still problematic. Dislocation, local infection, hemorrage, and luminal stenosis can cause prosthetic failure. To achieve clinically available autologous tracheal prosthesis, it is...
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