April 3, 2006 — Investigators successfully grew and implanted tissue-engineered autologous bladders into 7 patients needing cystoplasty, according to a report in the April 4 issue of The Lancet.

Background: The use of gastrointestinal segments as donor tissue for cystoplasty is associated with a range of complications, including metabolic disturbances, urolithiasis, increased mucus production ...

Surgery for overactive bladder is considered when other treatments have not been effective in alleviating symptoms. Surgical options include sacral nerve stimulation to regulate bladder nerve impulses ...

The increased risk of bladder cancer associated with augmentation cystoplasty in patients with bladder dysfunction has been disputed by new research. “This study points out that the bladders we ...

Laparoscopic augmentation cystoplasty (including clam cystoplasty) is indicated for a number of conditions including anatomically/structurally contracted bladder ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic augmentation cystoplasty (including clam cystoplasty) is limited in quantity and quality but raises no major safety concerns, and the open ...