OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of transurethral en bloc resection of bladder tumors using a flat loop. Transurethral en bloc resection of bladder tumors facilitates pathologic evaluation. METHODS: A total of 37 patients with papillary transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder underwent transurethral en bloc resection with the use of a flat loop electrode. RESULTS: In 37 patients, 62 lesions were removed using a flat loop to perform the en bloc technique. This method is safe to perform in the case of papillary tumors with a diameter of up to 25 mm and that are found in specific areas of the bladder. CONCLUSIONS: It is both safe and feasible to perform en bloc resection with a flat loop electrode but attention must be paid to the limitations of this technique. Excellent pathologic evaluation of the grade and stage of the removed specimen is possible.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of transurethral en bloc resection of bladder tumors using a flat loop. Transurethral en bloc resection of bladder tumors facilitates pathologic evaluation. METHODS: A total of 37 patients with papillary transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder underwent transurethral en bloc resection with the use of a flat loop electrode. RESULTS: In 37 patients, 62 lesions were removed using a flat loop to perform the en bloc technique. This method is safe to perform in the case of papillary tumors with a diameter of up to 25 mm and that are found in specific areas of the bladder. CONCLUSIONS: It is both safe and feasible to perform en bloc resection with a flat loop electrode but attention must be paid to the limitations of this technique. Excellent pathologic evaluation of the grade and stage of the removed specimen is possible.
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