Biodegradable urethral stents seeded with autologous urethral epithelial cells in the treatment of post‐traumatic urethral stricture: a feasibility study in a rabbit model

To evaluate the adhesion and growth of rabbit urethral epithelial cells (UECs) on a biodegradable unbraided mesh urethral stent, and to assess the feasibility and effect of the cell‐seeded urethral stent for treating post‐traumatic urethral stricture (PTUS) in a rabbit model.

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