Medical & Surgical Urology
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ISSN: 2168-9857
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ISSN: 2168-9857
+44-20-4587-4809
Venetiana Panaretou
Hippokratio Hospital of Athens,
Greece
Research Article
Efficacy of Hexaminolevulinate Photodynamic Diagnosis of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Author(s): Ioannis Papazoglou, Ioannis Varkarakis, Michael Chrisofos, Venetiana Panaretou, Ioannis Kastriotis, Apostolos Rempelakos and Charalambos DeliveliotisIoannis Papazoglou, Ioannis Varkarakis, Michael Chrisofos, Venetiana Panaretou, Ioannis Kastriotis, Apostolos Rempelakos and Charalambos Deliveliotis
Objective: This study evaluated the efficacy of hexaminolevulinate fluorescence cystoscopy as a diagnostic tool for bladder cancer. The study was a case series in the Department of Urology in Hippokratio General Hospital of Athens between October 2008 and May 2012. Methods: Fifty patients (43 males and 7 females) who were investigated for hematuria were included in the study. White light cystoscopy (WLC) was first performed in all patients and after was performed a fluorescence cystoscopy (BLC-blue light cystoscopy). Biopsies were collected from any suspicious area and resection of the tumors identified (TUR).Whenever no suspicious areas could be seen, a standard random mapping including 8 biopsies overall was completed. Results: Patients demographic data and clinical history are presented in Table 1. Two-hundred twenty specimens were extracted and bladder cancer was diagnosed in 137... View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2168-9857.1000180