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Pain reduction methods during transurethral cystoscopy
Contemporary Oncology, 2021 Transurethral cystoscopy (CS) is a common urological procedure, performed mostly for diagnostic but also for therapeutic purposes. Although CS is generally well tolerated, some patients describe the pain related to the procedure as high or even ...
Jan Łaszkiewicz +6 more
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Frontiers in Surgery, 2021 Purpose: Guidelines advocate cystoscopy surveillance (CS) for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) post-resection. However, cystoscopy is operator dependent and may miss upper tract lesions or carcinoma in-situ (CIS).
C. A. Chai +9 more
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The effect of office based flexible and rigid cystoscopy on pain experience in female patients [PDF]
Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2017 Purpose: Rigid and flexible cystoscopies are both routinely used in female patients. Literature is conflicting whether flexible cystoscopy is less painful compared to rigid cystoscopy.
Niek F. Casteleijn +4 more
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Current Urology, 2022 . Nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer is associated with a high risk of recurrence as well as progression to muscle-invasive disease. Therefore, adequate visualization and identification of malignant lesions as well as complete resection are critical ...
Ellen M. Cahill +3 more
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Turkish Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023 Background: This study aimed to investigate whether there is a difference in recurrence and progression rate before and after the pandemic in patients who applied for bladder cancer and/or were followed-up-treatment-operated in the urology clinic during ...
Yavuz Bastug, Aykut Çolakerol
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Reducing understaging of bladder cancer with the aid of photodynamic
Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute, 2016 Background: The authors evaluated the role of photodynamic cystoscopy in the detection of additional urothelial lesions, mainly carcinoma in situ, that would not be detected solely with white light cystoscopy, leading to disease understaging.
K. Sfetsas, D. Mitropoulos
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Clinical proteomics for precision medicine: the bladder cancer case [PDF]
, 2017 Precision medicine can improve patient management by guiding therapeutic decision based on molecular characteristics. The concept has been extensively addressed through the application of –omics based approaches.
Frantzi, Maria +4 more
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Advances in Human Biology, 2021 Introduction: Total laparoscopic hysterectomy is a common surgical procedure performed by a gynaecological endoscopic surgeon. Urinary tract injuries, though rare, is a serious complication requiring early detection and management.
Sumesh Divakant Choudhary +4 more
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Continuous saline bladder irrigation for two hours following transurethral resection of bladder tumors in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer does not prevent recurrence or progression compared with intravesical Mitomycin-C. [PDF]
, 2018 BackgroundIntravesical Mitomycin-C (MMC) following transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT), while efficacious, is associated with side effects and poor utilization. Continuous saline bladder irrigation (CSBI) has been examined as an alternative.
Asanad, Kian +4 more
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Is Diagnostic Cystoscopy Painful? Analysis of 1,320 Consecutive Procedures
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2014 Objective To prospectively evaluate self-reported pain levels associated with diagnostic cystoscopy. Materials and Methods Patients who underwent diagnostic cystoscopy and subsequently graded their pain level during the procedure were enrolled.
Alexander Greenstein +3 more
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