The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 4 , Pages 850-859 , October 2008

Intrathoracic esophageal replacement by in situ tissue-engineered esophagus

  • Yuen Nakase, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • 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
    • Department of Medical Life Systems, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Yuen Nakase, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Surgery and Physiology of Digestive System, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji Kajiicho 465, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
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  • Tatsuo Nakamura, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Shuichi Kin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • 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
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  • Susumu Nakashima, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • 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
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  • Tetsuji Yoshikawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • 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
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  • Yoshiaki Kuriu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • 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
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  • Chohei Sakakura, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • 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
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  • Hisakazu Yamagishi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • 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
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  • Junji Hamuro, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Yoshito Ikada, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioenvironmental Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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  • Eigo Otsuji, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • 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
    • ,
  • Akeo Hagiwara, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Life Systems, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan

Received 2 November 2007 ,Revised 26 February 2008 ,Accepted 4 May 2008.

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 This work was supported in part by a grant for the Third-Term Comprehensive 10-Year Strategy of Cancer Control from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan.

PII: S0022-5223(08)01046-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.05.027

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 4 , Pages 850-859 , October 2008

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