Do We Need Surveillance Urethro-Cystoscopy in Patients with Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction?

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine the value of surveillance urethro-cystoscopy in patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) in regard to the conflicting literature as it is generally agreed that patients with NLUTD are at increased risk for bladder cancer.

Materials and methods

In a cross-sectional study, a consecutive series of 129 patients (50 females, 79 males, mean age 51, range 18-88) suffering from NLUTD for at least 5 years was prospectively investigated using urethro-cystoscopy and bladder washing cytology at a single university spinal cord injury (SCI) center.

Results

Due to suspicious urethro-cystoscopy and/or bladder washing cytology findings, 13 (10%) of 129 patients underwent transurethral resection of the bladder lesion and/or random bladder biop

SUBMITTER: Sammer U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4626398 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature