Systematic review and meta-analysis on bipolar versus monopolar transurethral resection of bladder tumors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURB) is the initial and crucial step in the management of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), having both diagnostic and therapeutic role. For many years, the gold standard for TURB was monopolar TURB (mTURB), however, it is associated with several complications related to its technical details. To overcome limitations of mTURB, TURB using bipolar technology (bTURB) has been developed. So far, making unequivocal statement about definitive advantage of bTURB over mTURB was difficult. The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate and compare the efficacy and safety of bTURB with mTURB.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted independently by two authors on the 4 electronic databases, including PubMed, Scop

SUBMITTER: Krajewski W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7844499 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature