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Andrew Shapiro1, Funda Vakar, Ashish M Kamat

  • 1Department of Urology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Urologic Oncology
|September 8, 2005
PubMed

Intravesical instillation with bacillus Calmette-Guérin is the most common therapy used for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer in North America. Although local side effects are common, systemic side effects are rare when it is administered correctly. We present a case of diffuse mesenteric granulomatous disease resulting from inappropriate instillation of this agent. This patient was thought to have peritoneal carcinomatosis. One must be cognizant of the possibility when evaluating patients with similar findings and images after bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy.

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