Experimental Tracheal Replacement: Angiogenesis and Null Apoptosis Promote Stenosis

Background: Tracheal replacement is a challenge for thoracic surgeons due to stenosis in the trachea-prosthesis anastomosis. We propose that stenosis occurs due to fibrosis as a result of an abnormal healing process, characterized by an increased expression of wound healing growth factors (vascular...

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Main Authors: J. Alfredo Santibáñez-Salgado, Avelina Sotres-Vega, Miguel O. Gaxiola-Gaxiola, Jaime Villalba-Caloca, Karen Bobadilla Lozoya, Joaquín A. Zúñiga-Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Chest Surgery
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