Contemporary surgical and technical aspects of transurethral resection of bladder tumor

Idir Ouzaid; Fréderic Panthier; Jean-François Hermieu; Evanguelos Xylinas

doi:10.21037/tau.2019.01.04

Contemporary surgical and technical aspects of transurethral resection of bladder tumor

Transl Androl Urol. 2019 Feb;8(1):21-24. doi: 10.21037/tau.2019.01.04.

Authors

Idir Ouzaid¹, Fréderic Panthier¹, Jean-François Hermieu¹, Evanguelos Xylinas¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital, University Hospitals of Paris, Paris Diderot University, Paris, France.

Abstract

To date, transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) remains the gold standard of staging urothelial cancer of the bladder and treating non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). The primary goal of the procedure includes a proper diagnosis, correct staging, and removal all lesions. Herein, we discuss major contemporary surgical and technical aspects of including en bloc resection, bipolar and laser resection as well as quality control of TURBT.

Keywords: Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC); endoscopy; surgery; transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT); treatment.

Publication types

Review