World Journal of Nephrology and Urology, ISSN 1927-1239 print, 1927-1247 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 7, Number 3-4, November 2018, pages 63-66

A Second-Look at the Repeat Resections of Bladder Tumors

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Overall survival for patients who underwent repeat TURBT vs. those that did not.

Tables

Table 1. Patient Characteristics
 
Repeat TURBTNo repeat TURBTP value
Initial TURBT pathology
  pTis1 (2%)9 (8%)0.15
  pT145 (98%)98 (92%)0.15
Patient gender
  Male39 (85%)83 (78%)0.31
  Female7 (15%)24 (22%)0.31
BCG received30 (65%)65 (60%)0.73

 

Table 2. Outcomes of Patients Who Had a Repeat TURBT vs. Those That Did Not
 
Repeat TURBTNo repeat TURBTP value
Overall survival (% alive)38 (83%)92 (86%)0.63
Progression to cystectomy11 (24%)20 (19%)0.51
Tumor recurrence20 (43%)52 (49%)0.60