ESPE2016 Rapid Free Communications Gonads & DSD (8 abstracts)
Tissue Engineered Collagen Based Tubular Scaffolds for Urethral Regeneration. A Novel Technology for the Surgical Treatment of VSD (Variation of Sex Development) Patients with Severe Hypospadias
Kalitha Pinnagoda a, , Hans M Larsson a, , Ganesh Vythilingam b, , Elif Vardar b , Eva-Maria Engelhardt b , Rajendrarao C Thambidorai c , Jeffrey A Hubbell b, & Peter Frey b
aCentre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland; bEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland; cUniversity of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; dUniversity of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Background: Actual surgical procedures for the treatment of patients with VSD (Variation of Sex Development), in particular severe hypospadias, are associated with frequent post-operative complications.
Objective and hypotheses: Tissue engineered collagen tubes are a promising alternative.
Method: We elaborated a new, two layered, collagen based tube that can be sutured. Mechanical testing proved a better resistance of those tubes compared to our previous single layered collagen tube. They were used as urethral grafts in a rabbit model and sutured after a subtotal excision of the urethra. The graft was anastomosed between the prostatic urethra and the very distal native urethra. This subtotal urethral replacement (more than 80% of the total length) was done in 20 male New Zealand white rabbits, in Lausanne (Switzerland) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). The constructs were all acellular, potentially off-the-shelf and no catheter was placed postoperatively.
Results: The animals were evaluated at 1, 3, 6, and 9 months by contrast voiding cysto-urethrography, histological examination and immunohistochemistry staining. All rabbits survived the surgical implantation. This multicentric study revealed spontaneous regrowth of urothelial cells (UC) and smooth muscle cells (SMC) in all grafts at 9 months and reduced severe postoperative complications. The stenosis (20%) and fistulae (20%) could be potentially overcome by leaving the urinary catheter after surgery.
Conclusion: Those novel compressed collagen gel tubes are easy to handle, can be sutured and therefore they are suitable for clinical applications. This may be an alternative to the existing surgical treatment of severe hypospadias.
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