Sphincter incontinence: Is regenerative medicine the best alternative to restore urinary or anal sphincter function?

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 678-684

  Feki, A ^a,b   Faltin, D L ^b,c   Lei, T ^a   Dubuisson, J B ^b   Jacob, S ^b   Irion, O ^b  

^a Embryonic Stem Cell Research Laboratory   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c Dianuro Perineology Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging; Cell therapy; Incontinence; Sphincter; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

BULKING AGENT; DEXTRANOMER; ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; FAT; GLUTARALDEHYDE CROSS LINKED COLLAGEN; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROXYAPATITE; POLYLACTIC ACID; SILICONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGING; ANUS SPHINCTER; APOPTOSIS; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CARTILAGE CELL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SATELLITE CELL; SHORT SURVEY; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ANAL CANAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 33847670914     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2006.11.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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