title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Pôle Hémato-Onco-Thorax, Département de Chirurgie Thoracique et Vasculaire, CHU Avicenne, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris 13, 125 rue de Stalingrad, Bobigny, Cedex 93009 France. emmanuel.martinod@avc.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martinod
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000637:transplantation*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006085:Graft Survival; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous