title: The future of stem cell therapy in hernia and abdominal wall repair.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Stem cell therapies have been proposed in preclinical trials as new treatment options in abdominal wall repair.
  
  
  METHODS
  This work lists sources of feasible cell lines and the current status of literature and provides a cautious outlook into future developments. Special attention was paid to translational issues and practicabilty in a complex field.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cell-based therapies will play a role in the clinical setting in the future. Regulatory and ethical issues need to be addressed as well as the proof of cost-effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Donaueschingenstr 13, 1200, Vienna, Austria, alexander.petter@trauma.lbg.ac.at.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Petter-Puchner
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Fortelny
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gruber-Blum
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Redl
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dietz
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D064987:Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy; D006547:Hernia / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000145:classification