Tissue-engineered autologous urethras for patients who need reconstruction: an observational study
The LancetPublished 8 March 2011Open access
Atlántida Raya-Rivera, Diego R Esquiliano, James J. Yoo, Esther López‐Bayghen, Shay Söker, Anthony Atala
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Tissue-engineered tubularised urethras can be engineered and remain functional in a clinical setting for up to 6 years and showed that the engineered grafts had developed a normal appearing architecture by 3 months after implantation.
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
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