title: [Research progress of tracheal prosthesis in reconstructing trachea].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the recent research progress of base and clinical application of tracheal replacement.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature concerning tracheal prosthesis and the current achievements were extensively and comprehensively reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most tracheal lesions can be resected and achieve primary reconstruction, but the resectable length was limited. Tracheal replacement was an efficient and feasible way to substitute the defects resulting from extended resection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  New techniques such as tissue engineering, tracheal transplantation, new tracheal prosthesis of biomaterials break fresh ground for the more rapid development of tracheal surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou Jiangsu, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Hongcan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Huimin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D016378:Tissue Transplantation; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials