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ARCHIVES OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD & NECK SURGERY
Volume 130, Issue 9, Pages 1048-1051Publisher
AMER MEDICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.130.9.1048
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Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of using tissue-engineered cartilage for laryngotracheal reconstruction in the pig model. Design: Auricular cartilage was harvested from 3 young swine. The cartilage was digested, processed, and suspended and a cell culture was obtained. The cells were then suspended in 3 mL of a 30% solution of a biodegradable polymer (Pluronic F-127) (polyethylene oxide/polypropylene oxide copolymer) at a cellular concentration of 50 X 101 cells/mL. This suspension was then implanted subcutaneously into each pig's dorsum. Eight weeks after implantation, the cartilage was harvested with the surrounding perichondrial capsule. An anterior cartilage graft laryngotracheal reconstruction was performed. Bronchoscopy was performed at 3 postoperative weeks to demonstrate airway patency. The animals were killed at 3 months, and specimens were obtained for histological analysis. Setting: An animal research facility. Subjects: Three young Yorkshire swine. Results: All 3 pigs survived to the 3-month postoperative interval with no evidence of stridor or airway distress. Interval bronchoscopy revealed a normal patent airway with a mucosalized graft. Histopathologic analysis revealed incorporation of the tissue-engineered cartilage graft in the cricoid area, which correlated with results of bronchoscopic evaluation. Conclusion: Tissue-engineered auricular cartilage served as a viable graft in the pig model and might be an alternative cartilage source for laryngotracheal reconstruction.
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