Urethral Stricture | Urethral Stricture Treatment

What is Urethra & Urethral Stricture?

The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to outside of the body.
The length of urethra is 15 to 20 cm for men and 3 to 4 cm for women.
Narrowing of the urethral tube is known as Urethral Stricture.

Symptoms of Urethral Stricture:

Weak urination

Pain during urination

Straining to urinate

Swelling of Prostate Gland

Inability to completely empty the bladder

Causes of Urethral Stricture:

Injury to your penis

Infection

Idiopathic

Current Standard of Care of Urethral Stricture

Dilatation: Widening of the stricture
Urethrotomy: Opening up of the fibrous tissue by endoscopic surgery.
Urethroplasty: Using large buccal grafts (10 cm) and suturing at stricture site via open surgery.

Drawbacks of Currently Available Treatments

Permanent Cure of Urethral Stricture with UREGROW^® Epithelial Cell Therapy

UREGROW^® Epithelial Cell Therapy consists of using the patients' own cells (autologous) as a therapeutic tool to cure Urethral Stricture.
Once the epithelial cells are implanted, an epithelialization layer of new tissue is regenerated at the stricture site, relieving patient symptoms.

Benefits

Treatment Procedure

The outcome of UREGROW^® Treatment

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