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
A high rate of infection
Irreversible damage to the entire urinary tract
A high rate of disease recurrence
Painful
Highly invasive procedure
Sexual and Erectile dysfunction
Quality of Life affected
Loss of Pay
Societal taboo
Permanent Cure of Urethral Stricture with XTIKTR™ (Formerly UREGROW®) Epithelial Cell Therapy
XTIKTR™ (Formerly 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
Natural and Biological reconstruction of urethra.
The normal flow of urine restored.
Restore sexual function.
Improved quality of life
Treatment Procedure
The outcome of XTIKTR™ (Formerly UREGROW®) Treatment