Comparison between 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic diagnosis and narrow-band imaging for bladder cancer detection

Abstract Background To compare 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)-mediated photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) with narrow-band imaging (NBI) for cancer detection during transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT). Methods Between June 2018 and October 2020, 114 patients and 282 lesions were included in t...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Hagimoto, Noriyuki Makita, Yuta Mine, Hidetoshi Kokubun, Shiori Murata, Yohei Abe, Masashi Kubota, Naofumi Tsutsumi, Toshinari Yamasaki, Mutsushi Kawakita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:BMC Urology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-021-00946-w