ABSTRACT
Owing to the limitations of current methods for reconstructing urological tissues, alternative approaches have been pursued. As such, the eld of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine has emerged as a means to provide novel solutions to overcome the current challenges of medical practice. e replacement of lost or decient urologic tissues with functionally equivalent ones created using tissue engineering techniques would improve the outcome of reconstructive surgery for urogenital organs. In
34.1 Introduction ....................................................................................34-1 34.2 Fundamental Components of Urogenital Tissue Engineering .........................................................................34-2
34.4 Perspective .....................................................................................34-12 Acknowledgment ......................................................................................34-12 References ..................................................................................................34-12
this chapter, the basic components needed for successful engineering of urogenital tissues are discussed, and examples of tissue engineering techniques designed for specic urogenital structures are presented.
