New imaging techniques for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: ready for primetime.
Author: Gillespie JA, O'Donnell MA.
Affiliation:
Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1089, USA.
Conference/Journal: Urol Clin North Am.
Date published: 2013 May
Other:
Volume ID: 40 , Issue ID: 2 , Pages: 271-9 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2013.01.014. , Word Count: 90
Treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMBIC) requires direct visual appreciation of the tumor. Transurethral resection that is dependent solely on white light cystoscopy (WLC) often fails to accurately stage or completely resect NMIBC. These deficiencies of WLC are significant contributors to the high rates of recurrence and eventual progression to muscle invasive disease. This article looks at technologies that are being used in adjunct to WLC to augment the urologist's ability to identify, stage, and treat NMIBC.
Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PMID: 23540784 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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