| Title: |
Bladder tumor ablation with 980-nm and 980-/1470-nm diode lasers: a retrospective study |
| Authors: |
Farooq Hameed, Adeel Anwaar |
| Source: |
African Journal of Urology, Vol 30, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: |
SpringerOpen, 2024. |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology |
| Subject Terms: |
Diode laser, Ablation of tumor, Carcinoma of bladder, Laser urology, Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology, RC870-923 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Purpose This study evaluated the safety and feasibility of ablation of both non-muscle invasive and muscle invasive bladder tumors using single- and dual-wavelength diode lasers (980 nm and 980/1470 nm). Methods We retrospectively examined 151 patients with bladder tumors of any type from 2009 to 2021 who underwent V-LABT (visual laser ablation of bladder tumor) with both single- and dual-wavelength diode lasers at Shalamar Hospital Lahore, Pakistan. All procedures were performed by the same surgeon. Shalamar Medical and Dental College review board approved this retrospective cohort study (IRB No. -623-2023). The collected clinical data were consolidated into a single group, encompassing various variables such as the patients’ age, tumor size, number of tumors, tumor location, tumor grade, ablation duration, postoperative catheterization time, bladder discomfort, obturator nerve reflex, intraoperative and postoperative complications, and recurrence of tumors at the ablation sites. The patients were monitored for a minimum of 12 months to observe recurrence at the ablation sites through cystoscopy performed postoperatively every three months. The data were analyzed using Chi-square test, and p value |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1961-9987 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/1961-9987 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12301-023-00404-z |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/5f945dc0978845718479e9be86ef8195 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.5f945dc0978845718479e9be86ef8195 |
| Database: |
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