Endoscopic shielding technique with a newly developed hydrogel to prevent thermal injury in two experimental models.

Vicente Lorenzo-Zúñiga GarcíaJaume BoixVicente Moreno de VegaIgnacio BonIngrid MarínRamón Bartolí

Published in: Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (2017)

This new hydrogel demonstrates strong healing properties in preclinical models. In addition, submucosal injection of this product is able to avoid high thermal load of the gastrointestinal wall.

Keyphrases

drug delivery
ultrasound guided
hyaluronic acid
wound healing
tissue engineering
cell therapy
bone marrow
mesenchymal stem cells