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decided to evaluate the performances of the combination of ultrasound and urine cytology in the follow-up of bladder tumours. Methods: This is a prospective study of 64 cases in the context of postoperative surveillance of bladder tumours. There were 4 patients with pTa stage, 13 patients pT1, 42 patients pT2 after TUR-V. All patients were assessed by cystoscopy, suprapubic ultrasound, and urine cytology. Results: Vesical ultrasound had a sensitivity of 73%. Urine cytology had a sensitivity of 65.4%, and the combination of ultrasound and urine cytology had an overall sensitivity of 80.7%. This study showed that although the combination of the two examinations had a diagnostic sensitivity of 100%, in the case of high-grade tumours, this value was only 76.2% for low-grade tumours. Conclusions: The combination of ultrasound and urine cytology does not appear to be sufficient for systematic surveillance in high-risk patients with high-grade bladder tumours but is useful for superficial tumours or low-grade bladder tumours.

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Author

E.J. Halpern; F. Frauscher; S.E. Strup; L.G. Gomella

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0301-5629)

Published

2003

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)