Study shows promise to repair the urethra using bone marrow stem cells
Friday, October 21, 2016 - 09:32
in Health & Medicine
A potential new strategy may be utilized to correct hypospadias, a birth defect which occurs when boys are born with a urinary opening on the underside of the penis, found in up to one in every 200 boys. Current treatment involves surgical reconstruction with a graft using tissue taken from the inside of a child’s cheek. This approach is associated with multiple complications and sometimes requires repeated surgeries.