TY - JOUR
T1 - Examination of natural esophageal mechanical properties for the design of an artificial esophagus
AU - Taira, Yasunori
AU - Kamiya, Kurodo
AU - Shiraishi, Yasuyuki
AU - Miura, Hidekazu
AU - Hashem, Mohamed Omran
AU - Yamada, Akihiro
AU - Tsuboko, Yusuke
AU - Sano, Kyosuke
AU - Homma, Dai
AU - Yammbe, Tomoyuki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Japan Soc. of Med. Electronics and Biol. Engineering. All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/8/17
Y1 - 2014/8/17
N2 - In order to promote peristaltic function in the patients with the end stage of esophageal cancer, we have been developing an implantable artificial esophagus. Surgical treatments, such as gastroesophagostomy, are applied for alternative reconstruction in the patients, however, the peristaltic motion will be eliminated. In this study, we focused on the distributed function in the native esophagus and examined stress-strain characteristics from proximal to distal portion using freshly extracted goat’s esophagus. Prior to the measurement, we developed a new tension test apparatus. As a result, we could evaluate the circumferential esophageal characteristic variations. Then it was suggested that the circumferential stress analysis might be useful for more sophisticated design of artificial esophageal specifications, which would be consistent with the physiological demand as well as the passive structural effects.
AB - In order to promote peristaltic function in the patients with the end stage of esophageal cancer, we have been developing an implantable artificial esophagus. Surgical treatments, such as gastroesophagostomy, are applied for alternative reconstruction in the patients, however, the peristaltic motion will be eliminated. In this study, we focused on the distributed function in the native esophagus and examined stress-strain characteristics from proximal to distal portion using freshly extracted goat’s esophagus. Prior to the measurement, we developed a new tension test apparatus. As a result, we could evaluate the circumferential esophageal characteristic variations. Then it was suggested that the circumferential stress analysis might be useful for more sophisticated design of artificial esophageal specifications, which would be consistent with the physiological demand as well as the passive structural effects.
KW - Artificial esophagus
KW - Esophageal elastic property
KW - Goat experiment
KW - Stress-strain test
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U2 - 10.11239/jsmbe.52.O-557
DO - 10.11239/jsmbe.52.O-557
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84939451093
SN - 1881-4379
VL - 52
SP - O-557-O-558
JO - Transactions of Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering
JF - Transactions of Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering
ER -
