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“Blue light” cystoscopy for detection and treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
Department of Urology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Leonard G. Gomella,
Department of Urology, Thomas Jefferson University, 1025
Walnut Street, Suite 1112, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Canadian Journal of Urology 2012, 19(2), 6227-6231.
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In patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, fluorescence cystoscopy can improve the detection and ablation of bladder tumors. In this paper we describe the technique and practical aspects of hexaminolevulinate (HAL) fluorescence cystoscopy, also known as “blue light cystoscopy”.Keywords
superficial bladder cancer, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, fluorescence cystoscopy, hexaminolevulinate, blue light cystoscopy
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Mark, J.R., Gelpi-Hammerschmidt, F., Trabulsi, E.J., Gomella, L.G. (2012). “Blue light” cystoscopy for detection and treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Canadian Journal of Urology, 19(2), 6227–6231.
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Mark JR, Gelpi-Hammerschmidt F, Trabulsi EJ, Gomella LG. “Blue light” cystoscopy for detection and treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Can J Urology. 2012;19(2):6227–6231.
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J.R. Mark, F. Gelpi-Hammerschmidt, E.J. Trabulsi, and L.G. Gomella, ““Blue light” cystoscopy for detection and treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 6227–6231, 2012.
Copyright © 2012 The Author(s). Published by Tech Science Press.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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