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A preliminary comparison between transurethral bladder tumor enucleation by needle shape electrode and conventional transurethral resection of bladder tumor

  

  1. Department of Urology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
  • Online:2016-10-25 Published:2016-11-04

Abstract: [
Abstract ] Objective Tocomparethesafetyandefficacybetweentransurethralbladder
tumorenucleationbyneedleshapeelectrodeandconventionaltransurethralresectionofbladder
tumor.Methods Twenty-eight patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer were
randomizedtoreceiveconventionaltransurethralresectionofbladdertumorortransurethral
bladdertumorenucleation by needleshape electrode.Operation time , complications , and
postoperativerecurrenceat3 monthswerecompared.Results Theaverageoperationtimein
needleshapeelectrodegroup werelongerthanconventionaltransurethralresectionofbladder
tumorgroup ( P <0.05 ) .Therewerenoseriouscomplicationsinbothgroups.Inneedleshape
electrodegroup , theincidenceofobturatornervereflexwassignificantlylower
, andallspecimens
wereabletobediagnosedaccuratelyinpathology.Norecurrenceswerefoundinbothgroups3
monthspostoperatively.Conclusion Transurethralbladdertumorenucleationbyneedleshape
electrodeissafeandeffective , furthermore , specimenscanbediagnosedaccuratelyinpathology ,
whichisimportantforprognosisandfollowingtreatment.

Key words: urinary bladder neoplasms; conventional transurethral resection of bladder tumour, needle shape electrode