Functional closure of visceral pleural defects by autologous tissue engineered cell sheets☆ | Zendy

Masato Kanzaki | Zendy; Masayuki Yamato | Zendy; Joseph Yang | Zendy; Hidekazu Sekine | Zendy; Ryo Takagi | Zendy; Tamami Isaka | Zendy; Teruo Okano | Zendy; Takamasa Onuki | Zendy

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Functional closure of visceral pleural defects by autologous tissue engineered cell sheets☆

Author(s) -

Masato Kanzaki,

Masayuki Yamato,

Joseph Yang,

Hidekazu Sekine,

Ryo Takagi,

Tamami Isaka,

Teruo Okano,

Takamasa Onuki

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.05.048

Subject(s) - fibrin glue , medicine , fibroblast , tissue engineering , transplantation , fibrin , surgery , ex vivo , dermal fibroblast , pathology , biomedical engineering , cell culture , in vivo , immunology , biology , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology

The occurrence of intraoperative air leaks is an unavoidable complication during pulmonary surgeries. However, current surgical methods are generally ineffective in closing these visceral pleural defects, resulting in a decreased quality of life for patients. Here, we examined novel tissue engineered cell sheets for the closure of pleural defects in a porcine model.

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