Current research

Understanding Esophageal Atresia as a Lifelong Condition

10 May 2024

Esophageal Atresia as a Lifelong Condition Recent research has reshaped our understanding of Esophageal Atresia (EA), portraying it as a lifelong condition. Spearheaded by Mélanie Leroy, PhD, and her team, this study illuminates the myriad challenges confronted by individuals living […] LEARN MORE

The transEAsome project

01 November 2022

Led by the CRACMO*, the TransEAsome project provides the long term follow-up of children operated from esophageal atresia until they are 13-14 years old. In addition to monitoring, a biobank will be incorporated with esophageal biopsies performed during endoscopies and […] LEARN MORE

STEPS-EA trial: an ERNICA multi-center controlled trial

24 April 2021

The STEPS-EA trial is an ERNICA multi-centre randomised controlled trial looking at intralesional steroid injections to prevent refractory strictures in patients with esophageal atresia. The trial involves 1:1 randomization to injection with 10 mg/ml TAC (Kenacort-A 10) prior to balloon dilatation […] LEARN MORE

An international survey on anastomotic stricture management after esophageal atresia repair: considerations and advisory statements

20 December 2020

Surgical endoscopy, 2020 Aug Chantal A. ten Kate1 · Renato Tambucci2 · John Vlot1 · Manon C. W. Spaander3 · Frederic Gottrand4 · Rene M. H. Wijnen1 · Luigi Dall’Oglio2Received: 8 April 2020 / Accepted: 24 July 2020 © The […] LEARN MORE

Professor Cattan talk about Tissue Engineering

10 July 2019

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Circumferential esophageal replacement using a tube-shaped tissue-engineered substitute: An experimental study in minipigs

22 September 2015

Esophageal replacement by the colon or the stomach for malignant and nonmalignant esophageal diseases exposes to significant morbidity and mortality. In this setting, tissue engineering seems to be a seductive alternative. Methods. In a porcine model, we performed a 5-cm-long […] LEARN MORE