Purpose: Augmentation cystoplasty using gastrointestinal segments in children/adolescents
with medically refractory neurogenic bladder is associated with significant complications. We …

Several congenital disorders can cause end stage bladder disease and possibly renal
damage in children. The current gold standard therapy is enterocystoplasty, a bladder …

Pediatric patients with a neurogenic urinary bladder, caused by developmental
abnormalities including spina bifida, exhibit chronic urological problems. Surgical …

Spina bifida (SB) patients afflicted with myelomeningocele typically possess a neurogenic
urinary bladder and exhibit varying degrees of bladder dysfunction. Although surgical …

Results Numerous studies to develop a substitute for the native urinary bladder wall us-ing
the tissue engineering approach are ongoing. Stem cells combined with biomaterials open …

Regenerative medicine is a new branch of medicine based on tissue engineering
technology. This rapidly developing field of science offers revolutionary treatment strategy …

Tissue engineering is a promising technique for the development of biological substitutes
that can restore, maintain, or improve tissue function. The creation of human tissue …

The urinary bladder is a complex organ with the primary functions of storing urine under low
and stable pressure and micturition. Many clinical conditions can cause poor bladder …

Congenital disorders, cancer, trauma, infection, inflammation, iatrogenic injuries, or other
conditions of the genitourinary system can lead to organ damage or complete loss of …

The fields of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine have seen major advances over
the span of the past two decades, with biomaterials playing a central role. Although the term …