Drainage of transplanted kidneys into an augmented bladder or urinary diversion is an appropriate management strategy when the native bladder is unsuitable. Kidney transplantation in patients with bladder augmentation or urinary diversion for LUTD let achieve similar results to those obtained in the general population with normal lower urinary tracts.

This paper provides preliminary evidence on the effects of membership in an angel group or network (AG/BAN) on the investment choices of business angels. Using a proprietary dataset containing qualitative and quantitative information on 810 angel or angel-group backed investments on 619 companies by 330 unique business angels from 2008 to 2014, we show that AG/BAN membership generates valuable information, networking, monitoring and risk reduction effects, which ultimately affect the amount of personal capital committed by each angel investor and their equity stake in the investee companies. These results extend our knowledge of the investing behavior and characteristics of business angels, a funding source that is rapidly gaining prominence in support of new ventures and the development of the global economy.

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