title: [Research progress of artificial tracheal prosthesis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the research of the artificial tracheal prosthesis in the past decade so as to provide theoretical references for the development of the artificial tracheal prosthesis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The literature about the artificial tracheal prosthesis was extensively reviewed and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Many new materials are used for the research of artificial tracheal prosthesis which have excellent biocompatibility and stability of the structural characteristics. And many complications such as migration, obstruction, and infection have been resolved, but so far none of the new materials has been used for clinical treatment successfully.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The choice of the materials for artificial tracheal prosthesis is the key to succeed. Biodegradable polymer materials with its unique biological properties become the new direction of the tracheal prosthesis research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Clinical Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou Jiangsu, 225001, P.R.China.
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hongcan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D001187:Artificial Organs; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D014132:Trachea
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials