Is it necessary to carry out intraoperative retrograde upper urinary tract cytology examination in bladder cancer patients with normal upper urinary tract appearance and suspicious or positive voided urine cytology?

Int J Urol. 2016 Jul;23(7):623-4. doi: 10.1111/iju.13100. Epub 2016 Apr 8.

Authors

Kyosuke Matsuzaki¹, Kazutoshi Fujita², Takeshi Ujike¹, Motohide Uemura¹, Norio Nonomura¹, Yasushi Miyagawa¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
² Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan. fujita@uro.med.osaka-u.ac.jp.

PMID: 27062458
DOI: 10.1111/iju.13100

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MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology*
Cytodiagnosis*
Humans
Sensitivity and Specificity
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*
Urine