Current therapeutic modalities to treat urethral strictures are associated with several
challenges and shortcomings. Therefore, significant strides have been made to develop …

ADSCs are a large number of mesenchymal stem cells in Adipose tissue, which can be
applied to tissue engineering. ADSCs have the potential of multi-directional differentiation …

The post-surgical fluid leakage from the tubular tissues is a critical symptom after
gastrointestinal or urinary tract surgeries. Elucidating the mechanism for such abnormalities …

Urethral stricture disease refers to narrowing of the urethral lumen obstructing the flow of
urine. Urethral strictures can significantly impact daily life due to incontinence, incomplete …

Background Urethral stricture disease is a common problem amongst men in Western
countries often leading to a decreased quality of life. Current endoscopic treatment …

Functional disorders and injuries of urinary bladder, urethra, and ureter may necessitate the
application of urologic reconstructive surgeries to recover normal urine passage, prevent …

Urethral stricture (US) is a common disease in urology, lacking effective treatment options.
Although injecting a stem cells suspension into the affected area has shown therapeutic …

Background: Rapamycin was shown to reduce transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1)
expression, inhibit the Mammalian target of rapamycin function, and prevent TGF-β1 …

The appropriate development and customisation of the stent to the urethral tissues requires
the determination of many factors such as strength and degradation. Given the distinctive …

Objectives To explore indications for a definitive perineal urethrostomy (PU). To objectify the
proportion of patients not completing the final stage procedure in an intended multi-stage …