Stem Cell Therapy in the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Significant Step in the Right Direction?

European Urology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-32

  Novara, Giacomo ^a,b   Artibani, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINE INCONTINENCE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 36448988241     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2007.07.041     Document Type: Editorial

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