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World J Stem Cells. Oct 26, 2013; 5(4): 112-123
Published online Oct 26, 2013. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v5.i4.112
Published online Oct 26, 2013. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v5.i4.112
Regenerative medicine based applications to combat stress urinary incontinence
Hatim Thaker, Arun K Sharma, Division of Pediatric Urology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Arun K Sharma, Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Arun K Sharma, Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine (IBNAM), Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Author contributions: Thaker H and Sharma AK contributed equally to this manuscript.
Correspondence to: Arun K Sharma, PhD, Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 East Superior Street, IBNAM 11-113, Chicago, IL 60611, United States. arun-sharma@northwestern.edu
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Received: June 13, 2013
Revised: August 7, 2013
Accepted: August 20, 2013
Published online: October 26, 2013
Revised: August 7, 2013
Accepted: August 20, 2013
Published online: October 26, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Stress urinary incontinence is a condition which affects millions of women on a world-wide basis. Current surgical strategies to alleviate the symptoms involved with this condition are temporary stop-gap measures. With the advent of tissue engineering strategies in combination with stem cells, the reality of creating a functional replacement for anatomic structures involved in stress urinary incontinence can be a reality.