Blue light cystoscopy reduces bladder cancer recurrence risk by 38% compared to white light cystoscopy, as shown in the BRAVO study. The BRAVO study used real-world data from 626 veterans, confirming ...
If a diagnosis of TCC of the bladder is suspected, urinary cytology followed by white-light cystoscopy of the bladder is performed. Although white-light cystoscopy is reliable in the detection of ...
Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer is labor intensive and costly to manage. Owing to long-term survival rates and life-long monitoring and treatment, it is the most expensive cancer to manage in ...
Enhanced cystoscopy at the time of cystectomy and in the outpatient surveillance setting increases detection of high-grade NMIBC. The use of enhanced cystoscopy both in the operating room at the time ...
A cystoscopy is a procedure that involves inserting a tool into the urethra and up into the bladder to examine these organs. The tool is a cystoscope — a thin, flexible instrument with a light and a ...
It may sound a little odd, but you really can get stones in your bladder. They’re hard little masses made up of minerals from your urine. They’re most common in men 50 and older. Sometimes, they don’t ...
Bladder cancer frequently announces itself through symptoms that patients dismiss as minor urinary issues, and that delay ...
Endoscopy (or endoscopic imaging) is the internal visualisation of an organ using a camera encapsulated within a long, flexible tube. Endoscopy of the bladder, more commonly referred to as cystoscopy, ...
When it comes to bladder cancer, it’s important to note the differences between muscle-invasive and non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, as it can affect the staging of the cancer. The “stage” (spread) ...