cystoscopy

..To our knowledge, this approach is the first application of laparoscopic segmental ureterectomy for proximal ureteral tumor...

To determine whether narrow-band imaging (NBI) cystoscopy enhances the detection of non-muscle-invasive bladder tumours over standard white-light imaging (WLI) cystoscopy, as surveillance WLI is the standard method used to diagnose ..

..Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive, real-time, microstructural imaging modality that uses near-infrared light for a point analysis of the bladder-wall microstructure...

To determine whether narrow band imaging (NBI) improves detection of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer over white-light imaging (WLI) cystoscopy.

To investigate whether narrow-band imaging (NBI) flexible cystoscopy improves the detection rate of urothelial carcinomas (UCs) of the bladder...

..To determine if narrow-band imaging (NBI) can be used to detect high-grade cancerous lesions missed with the white light at the time of a second transurethral resection (TUR) of high-grade non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC)...

..Study Type - Diagnostic (exploratory cohort) Level of Evidence 2b...

The clinical benefit of photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) with 5-aminolevulinic acid or hexaminolevulinate in addition to white-light cystoscopy (WLC) in bladder cancer has been discussed controversially.

..Diagnosis (exploratory cohort) Level of Evidence 2b...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate patients' experience after flexible cystoscopy (FC), particularly concentrating on the prevalence and degree of symptoms, the frequency of visits to their General Practitioner (GP), subsequent antibiotic rates and ..

There has been considerable expansion in the use of flexible cystoscopy (FC) and people who can perform the procedure. Hence, there is a criticism that this procedure is being overused with no management benefit.

To investigate the value of virtual cystoscopy using contrast material to fill the bladder during routine abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) examinations for the detection of bladder tumours.

..on the URO Mentor significantly improve novices' performance in terms of time, trauma, areas inspected and Global Rating Scale (GRS) score?; (ii) is discrimination between different levels of expertise possible using the URO Mentor?..

The aim of this study was to assess the test performance and clinical effectiveness of photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) compared with white light cystoscopy (WLC) in people suspected of new or recurrent bladder cancer.

..OBJECTIVE: We report 4 patients who experienced 9 episodes of anaphylaxis following cystoscopy after a urology practice switched from using Cidex (glutaraldehyde [GTA]) to OPA for disinfecting their ..

..It may provide an extension of conventional cystoscopy by allowing noninvasive examination of bladder tissue at microscopic resolution (10 to 20 microm)...

..previously an improved detection rate for bladder cancer recurrences with narrow-band imaging (NBI) flexible cystoscopy when compared with conventional white-light imaging (WLI) flexible cystoscopy...

Screening for bladder malignancy in patients with neuropathic bladder and a chronic indwelling catheter by cystoscopy and biopsy is commonly performed. Despite this practice the test has not been fully validated to date...

Compared with standard white-light cystoscopy, photodynamic diagnosis with blue light and the photosensitiser hexaminolevulinate has been shown to improve the visualisation of bladder tumours, reduce residual tumour rates by at least 20%, ..

In the assessment of recurrent bladder tumors, diagnostic efficiency of virtual cystoscopy carried out by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) was investigated and compared with the criterion standard of conventional cystoscopy.

..To evaluate, in a long-term follow-up of T1 high-grade bladder cancer treated in a prospective, randomized trial, whether fluorescence diagnosis (FD) increases recurrence-free survival (RFS) or reduces progression to muscle-invasive stages...

..We report the oncological sequelae in patients who underwent HAL-NU using our technique of complete ureteral removal...

In this European multicenter study we compared hexaminolevulinate (HAL) fluorescence cystoscopy and standard white light cystoscopy for the detection of carcinoma in situ (CIS) in patients suspected of having high risk bladder cancer.

..Bladder tumor markers hold the promise to reduce these costs, yet have not been widely adopted in oncological practice. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of bladder tumor markers in surveillance routines...

Flexible cystoscopy is routinely performed under local anaesthetic. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of using an anaesthetic gel and a non-anaesthetic gel in the same patient.

The assumed necessity of antimicrobial prophylaxis prior to cystoscopy is controversial...

..Several studies have reported different rates of false positive biopsies using 5-aminolevulinic acid induced fluorescence. In this study we evaluated the effect of previous intravesical therapy on the false positive biopsy rate...

Endoscopic visualization (cystoscopy) and transurethral resection are effective, well-tolerated diagnostic and treatment techniques for bladder cancer...

The objective of the study was to determine the incidence of ureteral obstruction during vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and the accuracy and efficacy of intraoperative cystoscopy.

..b>Cystoscopy revealed a yellowish submucosal tumor in the right lateral wall of the bladder...

..trial to determine whether oral prophylactic antibiotics reduce the risk of bacteriuria after flexible cystoscopy (FC), as up to 10% of patients develop urinary infection afterwards, with significant morbidity and costs for ..

..There are still controversies concerning the most basic investigation of cystoscopy in PBS/IC...

..low-grade (pTa/pT1, G1/G2) urothelial cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder, the perceived burden of flexible cystoscopy or surveillance by microsatellite analysis (MA) in voided urine, as such patients are normally recommended to ..

..To evaluate the incidence of urinary tract injury due to hysterectomy for benign disease...

..INTERVENTIONS: All patients received an intravesical potassium sensitivity test (PST), cystoscopy with double-fill hydrodistension, a physical examination for vulvar pain, and laparoscopy to assess the presence ..

..This paper reviews 10 years of experience of fluorescence cystoscopy, a simple technique perfectly adapted to the current endoscopic equipment...

..Perforations of the bladder during the TVT placement are relatively common, but are usually noted on cystoscopy and corrected at the time of the procedure...

An experienced urology nurse observed that patients seemed to tolerate the procedure better when allowed to see the monitor in real time during office based cystoscopy. We assessed the impact of this on visual analog scale pain scores.

The aim of this study was the assessment of flexible cystoscopy assisted by hexaminolevulinate (HAL) fluorescence.

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..Transvaginal cuff scar excision is an effective method for the primary and secondary repair of vesicovaginal fistulae and does not appear to cause postoperative irritative voiding symptoms or dyspareunia...

Resident education in cystoscopy has traditionally relied on clinical instruction. However, simulators are now available outside the clinical setting. We evaluated a simulator for flexible and rigid cystoscopy.

The follow-up of patients with urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) of the bladder is done by cystoscopy and, in most cases, cytology. The last decade, many urine-based tests for UCC have been developed and tested in different populations...

PURPOSE: We determined if improved tumor detection using hexaminolevulinate (HAL) fluorescence cystoscopy could lead to improved treatment in patients with bladder cancer...

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We compared hexaminolevulinate (Hexvix) fluorescence cystoscopy with white light cystoscopy for detecting carcinoma in situ.

We compared hexaminolevulinate fluorescence cystoscopy with white light cystoscopy for detecting Ta and T1 papillary lesions in patients with bladder cancer.

To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of routine cystoscopy at the time of abdominal, vaginal, and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy in terms of cost per ureteral injury identified and treated.

..In the present case cystoscopic examination injured the mucosa and led to massive hemorrhage from the bladder neck...

..Furthermore, these results suggest an important role for certain pathologic features in the predictive modeling of IC symptoms...

PURPOSE: We studied the relationship of first cystoscopy findings with recurrence and progression rates in a large, population based series of patients with bladder cancer...

OBJECTIVES: To assess the variability between institutions in the recurrence rate at the first follow-up cystoscopy (RR-FFC) after transurethral resection (TUR) in patients with stage Ta T1 bladder cancer...

..Fifteen women had undergone laparoscopy that was followed immediately by cystoscopy and bladder hydrodistension. Patients were then treated with leuprolide acetate or oral contraceptive pills...

..To evaluate the effect of the location of bladder carcinoma on detection rates by ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT)...

..There has been a great deal of discussion regarding the necessity of antibiotic prophylaxis in transurethral cystoscopy. In order to clarify this complicated issue, a randomized prospective study was performed on 126 patients ..

The objective of this study was to investigate the usefulness and safety of midazolam-induced anesthesia for cystoscopy. From September 2005 to March 2006, 80 patients scheduled for regular outpatient follow-up cystoscopy participated in ..

A 39-year-old woman visited our hospital with a complaint of gross hematuria. Cystoscopy revealed a nodular tumor 3 cm in diameter in the posterior wall of the bladder. A transurethral resection was performed...

..the sensitivity and specificity of Hexvix (PhotoCure ASA, Oslo, Norway) hexyl aminolevulinate (HAL) fluorescence cystoscopy in patients with superficial bladder cancer...

To estimate the rates of urinary tract injury after benign gynecologic surgery. To explore the role of routine intraoperative cystoscopy at benign gynecologic surgery.

To validate a flexible cystoscopy simulator by determining if it could differentiate between expert and novice cystoscopists.

..To determine the value in the initial laparoscopic and cystoscopic evaluation of avoiding the unnecessary delay in diagnosing the "evil twins" of chronic pelvic pain syndrome, endometriosis and interstitial cystitis...

To examine the instructional effectiveness of a course for nurses wishing to learn flexible cystoscopy, using a virtual reality flexible cystoscopy simulator to measure the outcome.

..The diagnosis of vesical endometriosis is difficult to formulate, and it should be confirmed by cystoscopy with biopsy...

To determine the utility of cystoscopy with hydrodistension for the diagnosis and therapy of interstitial cystitis...

..Radiotherapy or radiochemotherapy (RT/RCT) may help to strike a balance between intravesical treatment and early cystectomy...

..To determine the pathologic features of bladder tumors after nephroureterectomy or segmental ureterectomy for upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (UUT-TCC)...

..Surgery is based on the individual and must be planned dependent on the morphology present. In all cases, both functional and cosmetic aspects must be taken into account...

..No well-established guidelines exist concerning their management. We report a case of an arteriovenous malformation of the urinary bladder that was successfully treated by transurethral resection...

..The complications forced us to carry out a salvage cystectomy in nearly half of the cases. The other half of the patients complained of other severe complications reducing the quality of life of the remaining life span...

..Current medications used in the treatment of interstitial cystitis (IC) have limited efficacy. This prospective study investigated the efficacy of multiple intravesical instillations of resiniferatoxin (RTX) at the concentration of 10 nM...

..We also defined potential risk factors for extravesical recurrence prospectively giving emphasis to the management of the perforation...

..The effect of intravesical immunotherapy in bladder cancer is explored as well as the role of early cystectomy...

..To compare bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) with epirubicin in adjuvant therapy of superficial bladder transitional cell carcinoma, with respect to recurrence, progression and survival. Prognostic factors are also evaluated...

..This review describes the contemporary experience with injection therapy and attempts to define its place in the algorithm for the management of vesicoureteral reflux...

..Although BCG intravesical instillation after nephroureterectomy is a common practice, special care should be taken of renal function in patients with unilateral kidney during BCG therapy...

..To our knowledge, this is the fourth case described in the literature, and the second case of a TCC arising in a right ectopic ureter...

..To report retrospectively long-term follow-up in a homogeneous group of patients who underwent dorsal onlay skin graft bulbar urethroplasty and to investigate which factors might influence long-term outcome...

..Due to the high rate of disease recurrence, frequent follow-up procedures are necessary. For this purpose, cystoscopy is the standard procedure, and supplementary non-invasive procedures such as cytology or tumor marker tests are ..

..Congenital mid ureteral stricture is rare. We report 7 cases, and discuss the differences in preoperative evaluation and surgical management compared to other obstructive entities...

..To examine the incidence of recurrence and progression in patients with stage T1, grade-3 carcinoma of the bladder treated with endovesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) after complete transurethral resection...

..To ascertain therapeutic effectiveness and adverse reactions with radiochemotherapy for locally invasive bladder cancer, comparison was made between two-port and four-port irradiation with intravenous cisplatin administration...

..In patients with a history of superficial bladder cancer, a single dose of cyclophosphamide poses a significantly increased risk of tumor recurrence in the lower and in the upper urinary tract as well...

..Patients who had an ileal neobladder created are at risk of glandular malignancy and should be closely followed up...

..For these reasons, superselective embolization of the bladder arteries should be considered as the treatment of choice in intractable bladder hemorrhage...

..To assess whether statin use improves local control (LC) in patients undergoing organ-preserving trimodality therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer...

..In this study we reviewed our 21-yr experience of endoscopic treatment in children with grade V primary VUR...

..study when microhematuria has persisted for 3 months after the initial workup with renal ultrasound (US) and cystoscopy was negative...

..In patients with low-risk bladder tumors, the effectiveness of six weekly MMC instillations was determined and compared with the results of patients not receiving adjuvant treatment...

..Furthermore, antireflux surgery resulted in a high resolution rate of hydronephrosis. Persistent postoperative hydronephrosis did not require any intervention...

..However, the experience with dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer is limited. We prospectively evaluate the effectiveness of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer in the endoscopic treatment of VUR...

..Bladder pressure at the onset of reflux may reflect the ureterovesical junction competence. By combining simultaneous cystometry with nuclear cystography (nuclear cystometrogram) we determined bladder pressure at the onset of reflux...

..If conventional tests do not provide the expected diagnosis of VUR, it is essential for nurses and other health care providers to be aware of alternative methods for further evaluation...

..We describe a technique of laparoscopic radical cystoprostatectomy that we have developed in 10 patients after practicing in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy...

..SWOG investigation of BCG therapy for superficial bladder cancer has been to evaluate response at 3 months with cystoscopy and bladder biopsy. This study is to determine if all patients require a biopsy post therapy at 3 or 6 months...

..To evaluate the performance characteristics of computed tomographic (CT) urography for the detection of bladder cancer in patients at risk for the disease...

..IVU and CT-scan are valuable to confirm the diagnosis. Lower urinary tract symptoms are controlled with urinary diversion without cystectomy but potential malignization of the bladder lesions should make us reconsider treatment...

..Finally, our proposed visual and quantitative methodology could have direct applicability to other endoscopic procedures such as mediastinoscopy, colonoscopy (colorectal cancer), and cystoscopy (bladder cancer).

..itself for rapid adaptation to other endoscopic medical procedures such as upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, cystoscopy, arthroscopy and bronchoscopy...

..itself for rapid adaptation to other endoscopic medical procedures such as upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, cystoscopy, arthroscopy and bronchoscopy...

..Current medical imaging methods (e.g., x-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound and conventional cystoscopy) are inadequate because of their resolution limitations...

..in the United States through a variety of non-invasive (urine) and minimally invasive (bladder barbotage, cystoscopy, and biopsy) techniques...

..Diagnostic resources include muti-channel urodynamic testing, cystoscopy, defecography, pelvic MRI, 360-degree endoanal ultrasound, anal manometry and needle electromyography...

..could significantly decrease the recurrence rate of disease and thereby decrease the frequency of follow-up cystoscopy evaluations...

..Virtual colonoscopy (VCon) and virtual cystoscopy (VCys), as new procedures in which computed tomographic (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR) images of the patient's ..

..Using criteria established by the NIDDK, the diagnosis can be made by objective visible findings at cystoscopy. However, IC remains a disease of unknown etiology, inconvenient diagnosis, and unclear natural history...

..Patients with superficial tumors are under continued surveillance by routine cystoscopy examinations of the bladder for early detection of new tumor developments...

..Patients with superficial tumors are under continued surveillance by routine cystoscopy examinations of the bladder for early detection of new tumor developments...

..This study will provide insight into the pathophysiology of chronic prostatitis and the clinical utility of cystoscopy under anaesthesia for evaluating patients.

..information with tissue optical parameters, models of colon and bladder fluorescence measured at colonoscopy and cystoscopy respectively, will be developed...

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..The primary outcome will be re-operation rates, repeat sling procedures (for failures), and other postoperative complications, stratified by high and low volume surgeons and hospitals. ..

..Post-doctoral fellows have the opportunity to work closely with clinicians during their training. This association with outstanding clinicians will help integrate their future research into translational efforts. ..

..Successful development of an abundant source of transplantable insulin producing cells potentially would have a profound impact on the treatment of a major public health problem. ..

..Therefore, new knowledge gained from the proposed studies are important in health, and will be highly relevant to the pathophysiology of hypertension, dysregulation of extracellular volume, and renal insufficiency. ..