Transurethral Resection in Superficial Urinary Bladder Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT

Retrospective analysis of 112 cases of superficial carcinoma of urinary bladder treated with transurethral resection was done and the success rate of the modality of treatment was analyed. Out of 112 patients there were 95 males and 17 females. Oldest patient was 80 year old and the youngest was 40 year old. Chief presenting complaint was haematuria. Average duration of haematuria was 9 months. Transurethral resection was done in these patients. The five year survival was 84% in stage A-I, 81% in stage A-II. It was however 54% in A-III. Recurrence rate was 20%, 26% and 52% in A-I, A-II and A-III respectively. Transurethral resection is thus an excellent approach for the treatment of superficial bladder carcinoma.