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U.K Scientists Grew The First Lab-Made Oesophagus (OS) That Replaced A 2.5cm Section In 8 Mini-Pigs. A Donor Pig‘s OS Was Decellularized, Seeded With The Recipient Pig’s Own Cells, Matured In A Bioreactor & Implanted. 5/8 Reached The 6-Mth Endpoint With Normal Swallowing, W/O Immunosuppression. Promising For Babies With Oesophageal Atresia.

Lab-grown food pipe implanted in pigs offers new hope for young patients

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gdvv8j2j1o

UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials.