Evaluation of safety and efficacy of autologous oral mucosa-derived epithelial cell sheet transplantation for prevention of anastomotic restenosis in congenital esophageal atresia and congenital esophageal stenosis

Abstract Background We performed the first autologous oral mucosa-derived epithelial cell sheet transplantation therapy in a patient with refractory postoperative anastomotic stricture in congenital esophageal atresia (CEA) and confirmed its safety. In this study, patients with CEA and congenital es...

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Published in:	Stem Cell Research & Therapy
Main Authors:	Akihiro Fujino, Yasushi Fuchimoto, Teizaburo Mori, Motohiro Kano, Yohei Yamada, Michinobu Ohno, Yoshiyuki Baba, Nobutaka Isogawa, Katsuhiro Arai, Takako Yoshioka, Makoto Abe, Nobuo Kanai, Ryo Takagi, Masanori Maeda, Akihiro Umezawa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-04-01
Subjects:	Congenital esophageal atresia Congenital esophageal stenosis Anastomotic stenosis Epithelial cell sheet Cell sheet transplantation Somatic stem cells
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-023-03321-8