Endoscopic treatment of a large leiomyoma of the bladder

Giuseppe Carrieri; Tommaso Corvasce; Pasquale Annese; Isabella Tolve; Alessandro Caniglia; Giuseppe Di Sabato

Endoscopic treatment of a large leiomyoma of the bladder

Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2005 Jun;77(2):111-2.

Authors

Giuseppe Carrieri¹, Tommaso Corvasce, Pasquale Annese, Isabella Tolve, Alessandro Caniglia, Giuseppe Di Sabato

Affiliation

¹ Division of Urology, University of Foggia, Italy. g.carrieri@unifg.it

PMID: 16146274

Abstract

Leiomyoma is a benign neoplasm rarely found in the bladder. We present a case of a large leiomyoma of the bladder treated successfully by endoscopic transurethral resection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cystectomy
Endoscopy*
Female
Humans
Leiomyoma / diagnostic imaging
Leiomyoma / surgery*
Middle Aged
Radiography
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery*