A Novel Method for Urinary Tract Reconstruction in Transplanted Embryonic Kidneys Using the Hybrid Stent: A Pig Study

Affiliations

• ¹ Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
• ² Laboratory of Small Animal Surgery 2, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Aomori, Japan.
• ³ Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
• ⁴ Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
• ⁵ Osaka Laboratory, Biotube Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
• ⁶ Research & Development Department, Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan.
• ⁷ Meiji University International Institute for Bio-Resource Research, Kanagawa, Japan.
• ⁸ Department of Kidney Regenerative Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.