Resorbable Tubular Collagen Implant--Endoscopic Repair

Urethral strictures have long been a therapeutic dilemma for urologists. The natural course of theprogressive scarring and narrowing of the urethral lumen. Multiple attempts at developing and optimshort of an adequate cure rate. Often the procedures have resulted in an increased progression of tstricture rather than resolving the disease. Presently, internal urethrotomy is the primary surgicamost minor and moderate strictures. It has been demonstrated that this procedure, which relies on hintention, is more a managerial rather than a curative therapy. The use of an endoscopically placedbioresorbable tubular collagen implant to seal the incised areas and provide an enlarged conduct aftoffers a potential cure for urethral strictures. The tubular collagen implant functions as a biomecbiological dressing to the wound bed. The collagen matrix acts as a substrate for the migration ofscaffold for new tissue regeneration. This tubular collagen implant can also be used as a deliveryand cultured epithelial cells to further enhance healing and prevent scar formation.