[Bipolar loop resection of a bladder tumour in a pregnant woman]

The authors report the case of a three-month pregnant woman, in whom a bladder tumour was discovered incidentally by ultrasound, raising the question of the possible foetal repercussions of using an electric scalpel in cutting mode. The bladder tumour was resected using a bipolar electric scalpel and irrigation was performed with physiological saline. No intraoperative or postoperative foetal repercussions were observed. Delivery was conducted with no particular problems and the newborn infant was perfectly healthy. The bipolar electric scalpel is not used routinely, but could be useful in pregnant women or patients with a pacemaker.