# UP hospital claims first lab-grown cell therapy for urethral stricture 2026-08-10T19:43:17+00:00 | Health & Science | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A Lucknow hospital says it has treated a 30-year-old man for urethral stricture using lab-grown cells, calling it the first such procedure in Uttar Pradesh. The patient had a three-centimetre narrowing of the urinary passage. Doctors removed a 10 mm by 5 mm cheek tissue sample, expanded it into nearly 50 lakh living cells in a Pune lab, and delivered it endoscopically after a small incision. Apollomedics Hospital claims the 15-20 minute cell-based technique avoids large cuts and reduces recovery time. The patient was discharged the next day. Hindustan Times reports the hospital puts the success rate at 70-80 per cent, similar to open surgery, and says it could help elderly or frail patients. However, these are single-institution claims without independent verification. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: Apollomedics, cell therapy, lab-grown cells, Lucknow, urethral stricture, urology Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/up-hospital-claims-first-lab-grown-cell-therapy-for-urethral-stricture/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/up-hospital-claims-first-lab-grown-cell-therapy-for-urethral-stricture/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.