Abstract
The lower urinary tract (LUT) is a muscular system comprising the bladder, an outflow tract composed of the bladder neck, urethra, and internal and external urethral sphincters. Estimates from 2008 indicate that 45.2% of people older than 20 have been affected with at least one instance of LUT disease symptoms and a predicted 2.3 billion people were affected in 2018. Due to the critical role of the LUT in waste removal, there is a significant need to provide treatments that can help people maintain healthy LUT function.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Scientific Advances in Reconstructive Urology and Tissue Engineering |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 25-50 |
Number of pages | 26 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780323911993 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780323915205 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2022 |
Keywords
- Lower urinary tract
- bladder augmentation
- chronic kidney disease
- hematopoietic stem cell
- mesenchymal stem cell
- muscular system
- regenerative engineering
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology