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AB - and Endoscopy, 1995, Vol. 2, 29-33 (C) 1995 Harwood Academic Publishers GmbH Diagnostic Therapeutic pp. available from the Printed in Reprints directly publisher Singapore license Photocopying permitted by only Ultrasonic of Endoscopic Aspiration Superficial Bladder mors MAKOTO and HIROAKI MIKI SHIOZAWA Department Urology, Tokyo Medical College, Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan 160. of (Received January 20, 1995; in March 10, 1995) finalform of treatment for bladder The gold standard surgical superficial tumor is transurethral resection (TUR). has it to However, the procedure drawbacks: needs skill avoid perforation of the bladder wall, while burns on the resected tissue are disadvantageous for histological examination. We developed an en- doscopic ultrasonic aspiration system which is easy to manipulate and makes no burns on aspirated tissue. Furthermore, the equipment includes a coagulating system. Transurethral ultrasonic aspiration was performed in 19 cases of superficial bladder tumor with a pro- The totype 24Fr Y-shaped rigid endoscope. efficacy of bladder tumor aspiration was evaluated and ultrasonic aspiration was compared to the conventional TUR procedure. Bladder tumors less than 2 cm were aspirated very rapidly. Blood loss was minimal and the largest tumor aspirated in this se- was ries weighed 6.5 grams. Aspirated tissue large enough for histological 
TI - Endoscopic Ultrasonic Aspiration of Superficial Bladder Tumors
JF - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy
DO - 10.1155/dte.2.29
DA - 1995-01-01
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