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- Title
Overnight continuous saline irrigation after transurethral resection for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer is helpful in prevention of early recurrence.
- Authors
Jungmo Do; Sin Woo Lee; Seong Uk Jeh; Jeong Seok Hwa; Jae Seog Hyun; See Min Choi
- Abstract
Introduction: It has been reported that many methods prevent recurrence after transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), but it has rarely been reported that overnight continuous saline irrigation is effective in preventing recurrence. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of overnight continuous saline irrigation in preventing recurrence after TURBT. Methods: We retrospectively studied patients with NMIBC who underwent TURBT from January 2010 to May 2015 at our institution. Patients who underwent cystoscopy every 12 weeks during the first year after surgery were included. Patients with cancer stage =pT2, lymph node metastasis, or distant metastasis were excluded. The overnight continuous saline irrigation (OCSI) group and the no irrigation group were compared and analyzed. Results: A total of 332 patients were included in the study. There were no differences in the basic characteristics of the patients between the two groups. In the OCSI group, the recurrence-free survival rate was higher than that in the no irrigation group, indicating that there was a significant difference between the two groups (p=0.032). Conclusions: After TURBT surgery, OCSI may help prevent early recurrence of NMIBC.
- Subjects
BLADDER cancer; TRANSURETHRAL prostatectomy; CYSTOSCOPY; LYMPH node cancer; RETROSPECTIVE studies
- Publication
Canadian Urological Association Journal, 2018, Vol 12, Issue 11, pE480
- ISSN
1911-6470
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5489/cuaj.5122