En Bloc Resection of Bladder Tumor—Is It the Way Forward?

Christian Daniel Fankhauser; Marian Severin Wettstein; Luca Afferi; Nico Christian Grossmann; Hugh Mostafid

doi:10.3389/fsurg.2021.685506

Frontiers in Surgery (May 2021)

En Bloc Resection of Bladder Tumor—Is It the Way Forward?

Christian Daniel Fankhauser,
Marian Severin Wettstein,
Luca Afferi,
Nico Christian Grossmann,
Hugh Mostafid

Affiliations

Christian Daniel Fankhauser: Department of Urology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland
Marian Severin Wettstein: Department of Urology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Luca Afferi: Department of Urology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland
Nico Christian Grossmann: Department of Urology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Hugh Mostafid: Department of Urology, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, United Kingdom

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2021.685506
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8

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Transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) represents the cornerstone in diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer but recurrence is observed in up to 80% and over- or understaging with TURBT is common. A more recent development to overcome these limitations represents en-bloc resection of bladder tumors (ERBT) which offers several advantages over TURBT. In this report, we briefly review studies assessing outcomes of bladder cancer patients undergoing ERBT. Most randomized and non-randomized trial demonstrate improvement in clinical outcomes for ERBT over TURBT, however more pathological and translational studies are warranted.

Published in Frontiers in Surgery

ISSN: 2296-875X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery

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