Acellular dermal matrix and short bowel syndrome

Short bowel syndrome has puzzled surgeons for a long time and the curative effect are unsatisfactory. In recent years, acellular dermal matrix (ADM) has been used in many fields for tissue regeneration or scarless healing. A research group in China evaluated the efficacy of acellular dermal matrix for intestinal elongation in animal model. It seemed that ADM was not suited to using alone as a scaffold for the intestinal elongation.

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