[Value of stem cell therapy for the treatment of stress incontinence. Current status and perspectives]

Urologe A. 2007 Mar;46(3):264-7. doi: 10.1007/s00120-007-1297-6.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Parallel to a fundamental change in the therapeutic approach to managing stress incontinence, an increasing number of patients ask for reconstruction of the outer, striated urethral sphincter as therapy for urinary stress incontinence. Regenerative medicine is starting to offer solutions using stem cells as a part of oncological therapy or in reconstructive surgery. In addition to the many auspicious experimental approaches, one published study reports the effective therapeutic use of myogenic stem cells in urinary stress incontinent patients. Before this procedure is adopted into general clinical practice, further studies with validated evaluations and a sound legal basis are needed.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / trends*
  • Regenerative Medicine / methods
  • Regenerative Medicine / trends*
  • Stem Cell Transplantation / methods*
  • Stem Cell Transplantation / trends*
  • Urinary Incontinence, Stress / surgery*
  • Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / methods*
  • Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / trends*