Transplantation of Autologous Minced Bladder Mucosa for a One-Step Reconstruction of a Tissue Engineered Bladder Conduit
Figure 1
(a) Cartoon demonstrating a cross-section of the pig urinary bladder and abdominal wall with a tube placed to form a conduit from the urinary bladder, through the abdominal muscle wall and to the cutaneous tissue. (b) Tube used for transplantation of minced bladder mucosa showing stopping ends used to hold the tube still. (c) The pig urinary bladder exposed through the surgical wound. (d) Part of the bladder wall being removed. The detrusor muscle has been marked for easy identification and for measuring of tissue biopsy. (e) Mechanical separation of bladder mucosa from the detrusor. (f) Bladder mucosa mounted to the left and separated detrusor to the right. (g) Minced particles of bladder mucosa. (h) Tube with minced particles being placed in the surgical wound. In the top one, the end is coming out from the native bladder (upper arrow). Middle part of tube is resting on the abdominal muscle (asterix) and in the outer end placed under the skin (lower arrow).
