Thiazolidinediones: a long way to clinical practice

AB086. Penile transplantation: a long way to routine clinical practice

© Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. Transl Androl Urol, 2017;6(S3) tau.amegroups.com postoperatively as objective outcome. The subject outcome was assessed with the patient perception of postoperative penile length. Information regarding complications was obtained during the postoperative hospital stay and at all follow-ups. Results: The mean increase in SPL was 1.2±1.3 ...

Penile transplantation: A long way to routine clinical practice

Organ transplantation is an ideal treatment for certain late-stage diseases. With the report of a penile transplantation in Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa, this topic has, once again, aroused exploration in the field. At present, two penile transplantation operations have been performed and gained some positive results. Patients can gain void standing, erectile function and better cosmetic ap...

Clinical Decision-Making: a Way to Professional Empowerment in Nursing

Background. The dynamic and uncertain nature of health care environment requires nurses to be competent decision makers and to respond to the clients needs. Recently, the public and the government have criticized Iranian nurses because of a low quality patient care. However, the nurses’ views and experiences concern- ing the factors affecting their clinical practice and clinical decision making...

echocardiography in sleep apnea patients: a long way to go

A long way to stemness

Hematopoiesis starts with generation of “primitive” erythroblasts and macrophage progenitors in the visceral yolk sac. The earliest strictly defined adulttype or definitive HSCs can be detected in the AGM region at around E11. Accumulation of stem cells activity in the explant cultures of the AGM region strengthened a growing perception that HSCs originate intraembryonically and mammalian hemat...