Study on the Artificial Esophagus

Abstract

This is the second report on artificial esophagus made of collagen -sil icon copolymer. The most difficult problems in the study on artificial esophagus are leakage of the anastomosis and stenosis of the new esophagus.
We found that there were many superior properties on our material against these troublesome problems, so our artificial esophagus might be used on clinical cases by developing of the method of anastomosis and making an ideal type of the prosthesis in near future.