Bladder augmentation (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering

Bladder augmentation

Caption

Graphical comparison of bladder augmentation surgery using either ileum (top) or a cell-seeded, biodegradable scaffold (bottom). MSCs and HSPCs represent different types of stem cells found in the bone marrow. 

Credit

Mark Seniw at Northwestern University, Simpson Querrey Institute

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