The field of research for this study is tissue engineering and the utilization of a bioengineered collagen implant as a substitute biomaterial for conventional buccal mucosa in substitution urethroplasty of distal urethral strictures.
Urethral stricture is defined as the abnormal narrowing of the urethral lumen in the area of the corpus spongiosum. A stricture is the result of ischemic spongiofibrosis manifesting as scar tissue in the corpus spongiosum. Long-term consequences are chronic fistulation through the skin, recurrent sepsis, bladder stones, obstructive uropathy, obstructive nephropathy, and finally renal failure. Current available surgical techniques for urethral stricture repair require harvesting of grafts from autologous sites resulting in additional risks of complications at the tissue harvest site and additional pain to the patient. The hypothesis of this study is that the developed bioengineered collagen implant can be used as an alternative biomaterial to buccal mucosa for substitution urethroplasty in urethral stricture patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
5
Urethral stricture repair
University of Malaya Medical Center
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
RECRUITINGUrethral patency
A peri-urethrogram will be performed prior to catheter removal.
Time frame: four weeks post-surgery
Voiding symptoms
Participants are filling out the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire.
Time frame: two months up-to twenty-four months post-surgery
Urine flow
Participants are undergoing an uroflowmetry. This test measures the volume of urine released from the body, the speed with which it is released, and how long the release takes.
Time frame: two months up-to twenty-four months post-surgery
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