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

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

Abstract Background Intravesical 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. In this study we sought to compare...

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Main Authors: Andrew T. Lenis, Kian Asanad, Maher Blaibel, Nicholas M. Donin, Karim Chamie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Urology
Subjects:
Bladder cancer
Therapeutic irrigation
Mitomycin-C
Recurrence
Outcome assessment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-018-0408-6

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