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Cystoscopic Suction Diathermy for the Treatment of Superficial Bladder Tumours
Author(s) -
BUNCE C. J.,
SARMAH B. DEV,
CONSIDINE J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1991.tb15286.x
Subject(s) - diathermy , medicine , suction , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Summary— The treatment of superficial bladder tumours (Ta, T1) is a time‐consuming exercise for urological surgeons and patients. A method of treating the tumours, whether primary or recurrent, by endoscopic suction diathermy has been developed. The technique significantly reduces the amount of tumour debris within the bladder during treatment as well as the amount of diathermy employed. By removing the free tumour cells in the irrigation fluid the risk of tumour cell implantation may be kept to a minimum.