Study Shows Promise to Repair the Urethra Using Bone Marrow Stem Cells
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoA study published in Scientific Reports describes a potential new strategy that 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.