Tissue engineering - The future of urethral reconstructive surgery?

Abstract

The urologist remains challenged by urethral strictures, defects, and injuries. Over 200 surgical techniques have been described for the relief of urethral strictures in order to identify the ideal treatment. A more critical success factor has been the material to use after developing thinner suture materials, which improved the surgical results drastically. Even with the high success rates we have achieved thus far (e.g., good cosmetic results and function), no method guarantees freedom from complications that may occur such as fistula and restricture.