ABDOMINAL MEDICINE
Decellularization
Fig. 6.1 Schematic diagram of the liver regeneration hypothesis using decellularized scaffolds. (a) Partial resection of one hepatic lobule is performed. (b) The defective part is replaced with decellularized liver…
Penis and Testis
Tissue Material Target Authors Years Penile prosthesis Cartilage Chondrocytes Athymic mice Yoo JJ et al. 1998 Cartilage Autologous cartilage cells Rabbit Yoo JJ et al. 1999 Cartilage Chondrocytes from human…
Urethral Sphincter: Stress Urinary Incontinence
Cell type Biomaterial Animal model SUI model Continence assessment BMSC [66, 108] – Rodent PNT LPP BMSC [92] – Rodent Urethrolysis/cardiotoxin ALPP BMSC [109] Alginate/Calcium Rodent PNT LPP ADSC [67,…
Current Developments and Future Perspectives of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018Bup Wan Kim (ed.)Clinical Regenerative Medicine in Urologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2723-9_1 1. Current Developments and Future Perspectives of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Ji Hyun Kim1 and James J. Yoo1 (1) Wake Forest Institute for…
Imaging the Gravid Female
Developmental period Dose range (mGy) Teratogenic effects Any <50 None Preimplantation (0–2 weeks after conception) 50–100 All-or-none effect resulting in either embryonic demise or no effect Organogenesis (2–8 weeks) 200–250…
Gynecologic Etiologies of Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy
Fig. 7.1 Pelvic masses that may present in pregnancy (© 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. www.netterimages.com. Used with permission) Fig. 7.2 Para-ovarian cysts are often identified during routine obstetrical…
Obstetrical Etiologies of Abdominal Pain
Fig. 6.1 Spontaneous abortion (© 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. www.netterimages.com. Used with permission) Diagnosis The spontaneous loss of an intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) prior to 20 weeks of gestation…
Overview of the Normal Development of the Human Embryo and Fetus
Fig. 2.1 Phases of antenatal human development (Image used under license from Shutterstock.com) The Embryonic Period First Postconceptional Week Week 1 begins at conception and typically occurs approximately 14 days…
Urological Etiologies of Abdominal Pain
Fig. 9.1 Ultrasound of a pregnant patient presenting with flank pain, nausea, and vomiting with a right-sided ureteral stone . Color Doppler indicates the loss of a right ureteral jet,…
