Pneumovesicoscopic management of bladder neoplasms in children: three case reports

Pediatr Med Chir. 2023 Jul 10;45(1). doi: 10.4081/pmc.2023.307.

Abstract

Urothelial bladder neoplasms (UBN) are uncommon in children and are poorly understood. Their management is contentious, and there are currently no pediatric guidelines available, making it difficult to envision a surgical approach that can be defined as the gold standard for the treatment of these diseases. Pneumovesicoscopy, which has already been used to treat other urological diseases, could be a promising treatment option for selected cases of this group of pathologies. We present our experience with three pediatric UBN cases in which pneumovesicoscopy was used for complete excision of a perimeatal papilloma in two cases and biopsy of a botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma in one. The pneumovesicoscopic approach, in our experience, provided a viable alternative technique for the management of selected cases of UBN.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial*
  • Urinary Bladder / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder / surgery
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms* / surgery