Reconstruction of a partial esophageal defect using tunica vaginalis and buccal mucosa autograft: an experimental study in mongrel dogs.

In contrast to the TV group, the BM group exhibited a slightly non-significant narrowing of the esophageal lumen at the level of the reconstructed region, as detected by the values of the ARLD between the patched area and the same area preoperatively ( Fig. 3 ).

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