This is a small, limited experience, but it has enough follow-up to show us that tissue engineering is a viable tool that will allow us to tackle problems of similar magnitude.
"Anthony Atala", M.D. (born 1958) is the W.H. Boyce Professor and Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and Chair of the Department of Urology at Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina.[http://wfirm.org/faculty_atala.htm] Regenerative medicine is "a practice that aims to refurbish diseased or damaged tissue using the body's own healthy cells."
More Anthony Atala on Wikipedia.This is one small step in our ability to go forward in replacing damaged tissues and organs.
The body is the terminal incubator.
We have shown that regenerative medicine techniques can be used to generate functional bladders that are durable. This suggests that regenerative medicine may one day be a solution to the shortage of donor organs in this country for those needing transplants.
It is rewarding when you can see the improved quality of life in these patients.
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