Surgical Techniques

Cell Production System Saves Child Born Without a Trachea
A synthetically bioengineered trachea made using the patient’s own cells has been successfully implanted in a two-year old child born with tracheal agenesis, a rare congenital condition that causes the underdevelopment or absence of a trachea in newborns. More...27 May 2013





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