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An Orthotopic Bladder Tumor Model and the Evaluation of Intravesical saRNA Treatment
Published on: July 28, 2012
Evaluation of new resectoscope loop for transurethral resection of bladder tumors
1Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Purpose:
We evaluate a new resectoscope loop for transurethral resection of bladder tumors.
Materials And Methods:
Of 251 transurethral resections in 226 patients 111 were done with a conventional loop and 140 with the Olympus prototype model A2186 resectoscope loop. The quality of specimens provided for histological analysis was compared.
Results:
Tissue orientation was preserved and cautery artifact was reduced with the new loop compared to the standard resectoscope loop.
Conclusions:
Compared to a conventional resectoscope loop, the new loop resulted in a better tumor resection and helped facilitate histological evaluation of the tissue specimens.
