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Vol. 36. Issue 9.
Pages 539-544 (October 2012)
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Vol. 36. Issue 9.
Pages 539-544 (October 2012)
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A second transurethral resection could be not necessary in all high grade non-muscle-invasive bladder tumors
La re-resección transuretral puede no ser necesaria en todos los tumores vesicales no músculo-invasivos de alto grado
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J.M. Gaya
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, J. Palou, M. Cosentino, D. Patiño, O. Rodríguez-Faba, H. Villavicencio
Unidad de Urología Oncológica, Servicio de Urología, Fundació Puigvert, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
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Table 1. Correlation between the findings in the explorer cystoscopy during the re-TUR and the final pathological anatomy.
Table 2. Anatomopathological correlation between the initial TUR and the re-TUR.
Table 3. Obtaining muscularis propria and fat depending on the technique for sample collection of the surgical site in the re-TUR.
Table 4. Complications secondary to the re-TUR according to the revised Clavien-Dindo classification, 2004.
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Abstract
Objectives

To evaluate the rate of residual tumor, understaging and perioperative complications in patients with high grade non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer who underwent second transurethral resection (re-TUR).

Materials and methods

A retrospective review of 47 patients with high grade non-muscleinvasive bladder cancer who underwent second TUR from January 2007 to December 2009 at our institution. We evaluated the rate of residual tumor and understaging detected by re-TUR, complications, and the cost of the surgery.

Results

Twenty-two patients underwent second TUR because of the absence of muscle in the initial resection specimen (cTx). We observed residual disease in 8/47 patients (17%) and understaging in 2 cases (4.2%); in only 2 patients understaged, muscularis propria was not present in the sample of initial TUR. The other 20 cTx (90%) were cT0 in the re-TUR. We did not identify any case of cT1 understaged in the re-TUR (≥cT2). Six patients (12.6%) reported complications related with the second TUR (one urethral stricture, two patients required reintervention because of bleeding, one febrile urinary infection and two bladder perforations).

Conclusions

Our findings show that the absence of muscle in the initial resection specimen is the only risk factor for understaging. Therefore, we consider re-TUR is mandatory in these cases. On the other hand, when complete TUR has been performed and the muscularis propria is present and tumor free (cTa-T1), we consider that systematic re-TUR is not necessary and only indicated in selected patients, even more if we consider that re-TUR is not exempt from complications.

Keywords:
Non-muscle-invasive
Bladder cancer
High grade
Understaging
Recurrence
Second transurethral resection
Restaging
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Objetivo

Evaluar la tasa de persitencia, infraestadificación y complicaciones perioperatorias en pacientes con tumor no músculo-invasivo de alto grado que han sido sometidos a re-resección transuretral (re-RTU).

Material y métodos

Revisión retrospectiva de 47 pacientes con estadio clínico de tumor vesical de alto grado no músculo-invasivo sometidos a re-RTU entre enero de 2007 y diciembre de 2009 en nuestro centro. Evaluamos la tasa de tumor residual (persistencia) y de infraestadificación, así como las complicaciones quirúrgicas y el coste de la re-RTU.

Resultados

En 22 casos se indicó la re-RTU por ausencia de muscular propia en el espécimen (cTx). Observamos tumor residual en 8/47 pacientes (17%) e infraestadificación en 2 casos (4,2%), en los 2 únicos pacientes infraestadificados no se había observado muscular propia en el espécimen de la RTU inicial. Los 20 cTx restantes (90%), fueron cT0 en la re- RTU. No observamos ningún caso de cT1 en los que en la re-RTU apareciera infraestadiaje (≥cT2). Seis pacientes (12,6%) presentaron complicaciones secundarias a la re-RTU (una estenosis uretral, 2 reintervenciones por sangrado, una infección urinaria febril y 2 perforaciones vesicales).

Conclusiones

En nuestro estudio la ausencia de muscular en el espécimen de la RTU es el único factor de riesgo de infraestadificación. Es por ello que en estos casos consideramos que la re-RTU es obligatoria. Por el contrario, en los casos donde la RTU ha sido completa y la muscular se encuentra libre de tumor (cTa-T1) creemos que la re-RTU sistemática es innecesaria, solo indicada en casos concretos y más no estando exenta de complicaciones.

Palabras clave:
Tumor vesical no músculo-invasivo
Alto grado
Infraestadificación
Recurrencia
Re-resección transuretral
Reestadificación

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