... epithelium. The tissue of the stricture contained elongated myofibroblasts and clumps of multinucleated giant cells. It is suggested that the myofibroblasts are responsible for the formation of the stricture and that the giant cells may be involved in continued collagen synthesis. Urethra Stricture...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Apoptosis Smooth muscle Inguinal hernia Hydrocele Myofibroblast Original Paper Urol Int 2002;69:42 45 Received: May 8, 2001 Accepted: August 3, 2001 Smooth Muscle within Incomplete Obliterations of Processus vaginalis Lacks...