Patients' Own Stem Cells Used to Cure Incontinence

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Urinary incontinence
Urinary Incontinence Rhabdosphincter
Apoptosis
Pathophysiology of urinary stress incontinence: Apoptosis of rhabdosphincter cells
Atrophies
Pathophysiology of urinary stress incontinence: Atrophies in the rhabdosphincter
Anatomy
Left image: Female human rhabdosphincter (1) and urethra (2). Right image: Female porcine rhabdosphincter (1) and urethra (2).
Animal model
Transurethral ultrasound: Animal model
Histological exam
Histological Examination 1 hour after injection of myoblasts
Histologic exam 2
Histological Examination 2 weeks after injection of myoblasts
Stem cell therapy
Stem cell therapy of urinary incontinence
Separation of cell types
Separation of cell types - Left: myoblast culture - Right: fibroblast culture
Rhabdosphincter
Rhabdosphincter marked with arrows


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