Novel drug-eluting stent to reduce fibrosis-induced ureteral stricture

• Main Author: Fong, Timothy Ren Zhong
• Other Authors: Subramanian Venkatraman
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62497
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Ureteral stents are often used by urologists in treating patients with urinary tract obstruction. Ureteral stricture in particular, can be attributed to the build-up of fibrosis during the scarring process. Studies have shown that Mitomycin C (MMC) impedes fibroblast proliferation and is effective i...