Current status of tissue engineering in pediatric urology

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 404-407

  Yamzon, Jonathan ^a   Perin, Laura ^b   Koh, Chester J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric urology; Regenerative medicine; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COST OF ILLNESS; DIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PEDIATRICS; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE GRAFT; URINE INCONTINENCE;

CHILD; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PENIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UROLOGY;

EID: 44649090692     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e328302f0e1     Document Type: Review

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