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Virtual patient case: study of a urinary incontinence therapy procedure in a woman

  • Klaudia Stangel-Wójcikiewicz ORCID logo , Monika Piwowar EMAIL logo , Małgorzata Migdał and Krzysztof Skotniczny

Abstract

The aim of the study was to present a case of virtual patient with urinary incontinence (UI), the treatment especially based on the new muscle-derived stem cell (MDSC) procedure. With the use of e-learning systems, the UI patient’s classical follow-up as well as MDSC sphincter injection therapy are shown. The “Virtual Patient” case allowed us to demonstrate the main results and the creation of a robotic system from the MDSC study. In this way, the authors will disseminate the new procedure developed in Collegium Medicum JU in UI patients. The “Virtual Patient” case may help students get involved in this new procedure along the main program.


Corresponding author: Monika Piwowar, Department of Bioinformatics and Telemedicine, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Ƚazrza 16 Street 31-530, Cracow 31-530, Poland, Tel.: +48 517197472, Fax: +48 12 4227764, E-mail:

Conflict of interest statement

Authors’ conflict of interest disclosure: The authors stated that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article.

Research funding: None declared.

Employment or leadership: None declared.

Honorarium: None declared.

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Received: 2014-3-31
Accepted: 2014-5-30
Published Online: 2014-7-22
Published in Print: 2014-9-30

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