Association of energy source with outcomes in en bloc TURB: secondary analysis of a randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To comprehensively evaluate the efficacy of different energy sources used for en-bloc transurethral resection of bladder tumors (ERBT) on perioperative outcomes.

Methods

This sub-analysis derived from a prospective randomized study that enrolled patients undergoing ERBT vs conventional transurethral resection of the bladder (cTURB) from January 2019 to January 2022 (NCT03718754). Endpoints were pathological specimen quality and perioperative outcomes after either monopolar (m-ERBT) or bipolar (b-ERBT) or laser (l-ERBT) ERBT.

Results

237 bladder tumors resected in 188 patients included in the analyses: 29 (12.2%) m-ERBT, 136 (57.4%) b-ERBT and 72 (30.4%) l-ERBT. Detrusor muscle (DM) was detected in 191 (80.6%) specimens. Per-tumor analysis revealed comparable r

SUBMITTER: Mancon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11950035 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature