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The efficiency of thulium laser en-bloc transurethral resection of non-muscular-invasive bladder tumors
Ivan Vladanov1†*, Alexei Pleșacov1†, Ghenadie Scutelnic1†, Vitalii Ghicavîi1†
https://doi.org/10.52645/MJHS.2022.1.07
The current treatment for primary NMIBC is the transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) which is combined with postoperative intravesical instillation. It has been proven that the rate of disease recurrence depends on the quality of the primary surgical operation. Due to the development of laser surgery, the appearance of holmium (Ho:YAG) and later, in the 1990s, the appearance of thulium (Tm:YAG) lasers, the en-bloc laser resection was possible. The aim of this research was to compare results after Thulium laser En-bloc transurethral resection and transurethral resection of non-muscular invasive urinary bladder tumors.