China ; Humans ; Urology ; trends

Humans ; Laparoscopy ; methods ; trends ; Urology ; methods

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Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Geriatrics/*trends ; Humans ; Urology/*trends

Urology is an ancient academic discipline, and its rapid development is due to the combination between medicine and engineering. The development of urology in China is an example of the combination of industry-academia-research based on the progress of science and technology. This paper mainly summarizes the recent advances of interdisciplinary combination between medicine and engineering in urology.
Biomedical Engineering ; trends ; China ; Humans ; Interdisciplinary Research ; Urology ; trends

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Humans ; Names ; Periodicals as Topic/*trends ; Publishing/trends ; Republic of Korea ; Urology/*trends

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Humans ; Periodicals as Topic/standards/*trends ; Publishing/standards/trends ; Republic of Korea ; Urology/standards/*trends

Tissue engineering technology and stem cell research based on tissue engineering have made great progresses in overcoming the problems of tissue and organ damage, functional loss and surgical complications. Traditional method is to use biological substitute materials to repair tissues, while tissue engineering technology focuses on combining seed cells with biological materials to form biological tissues with the same structure and function as its own to repair tissue defects. The advantage is that such tissue engineering organs and tissues can solve the problem that the donor material is limited, and effectively reduce complications. The purpose of tissue engineering is to find suitable seed cells and biomaterials which can replace the biological function of original tissue and build suitable microenvironment . This paper mainly describes current technologies of tissue engineering in various fields of urology, and discusses the future trend of tissue engineering technology in the treatment of complex urinary diseases. The results of this study show that although there are relatively few clinical trials, the good results of the existing studies on animal models reveal a bright future of tissue engineering technology for the treatment of various urinary diseases.
Animals ; Biocompatible Materials ; Humans ; Tissue Engineering ; trends ; Tissue Scaffolds ; Urology ; trends

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Animals ; Erectile Dysfunction/therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Stem Cell Transplantation/*methods ; Urologic Diseases/*therapy ; Urology/methods/trends

The adequacy of the urologist work force in Korea has never been investigated. This study investigated the geographic distribution of urologists in Korea. County level data from the National Health Insurance Service and National Statistical Office was analyzed in this ecological study. Urologist density was defined by the number of urologists per 100,000 individuals. National patterns of urologist density were mapped graphically at the county level using GIS software. To control the time sequence, regression analysis with fitted line plot was conducted. The difference of distribution of urologist density was analyzed by ANCOVA. Urologists density showed an uneven distribution according to county characteristics (metropolitan cities vs. nonmetropolitan cities vs. rural areas; mean square=102.329, P<0.001) and also according to year (mean square=9.747, P=0.048). Regression analysis between metropolitan and non-metropolitan cities showed significant difference in the change of urologists per year (P=0.019). Metropolitan cities vs. rural areas and non-metropolitan cities vs. rural areas showed no differences. Among the factors, the presence of training hospitals was the affecting factor for the uneven distribution of urologist density (P<0.001).Uneven distribution of urologists in Korea likely originated from the relatively low urologist density in rural areas. However, considering the time sequencing data from 2007 to 2012, there was a difference between the increase of urologist density in metropolitan and non-metropolitan cities.
Cities/statistics & numerical data ; Health Services Accessibility/*statistics & numerical data/trends ; Korea/epidemiology ; Physicians/*supply & distribution/trends ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Rural Health Services/*manpower/statistics & numerical data/trends ; Rural Population/statistics & numerical data/trends ; Urban Health Services/*manpower/statistics & numerical data/trends ; Urology/*manpower/*statistics & numerical data/trends

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Humans ; Laparoscopy/methods ; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/*methods ; Periodicals as Topic ; Robotic Surgical Procedures/*methods ; Urolithiasis/diagnosis/therapy ; Urologic Surgical Procedures/*methods ; Urology/trends