Urethra articles from across Nature Portfolio

Urethral repair can be carried out using hydrogels, but the harsh microenvironment hinders the repair. Here, the authors report the development of a 4D hydrogel dressing that can provide an early-vascularised and later-antifibrogenic microenvironment to assist in scarless reconstruction.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted surgical training worldwide, and reconstructive urology training has been neglected at the expense of more urgent life-saving procedures. To help address this problem, virtual reality must become a fundamental training aid in modern reconstructive urology surgery education.