title: The trachea: the first tissue-engineered organ?
authors: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: Pierre.Delaere@uzleuven.be.
authors: Pierre R
authors: PR
authors: Delaere
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors: Dirk
authors: D
authors: Van Raemdonck
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012038:Regeneration; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods; D014132:Trachea / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery*