A randomized, controlled trial for transurethral treatment of bladder tumors using PlasmaButton vaporization electrode or monopolar loop electrocautery
Mehrdad Alemozaffar1, Kenneth Ogan1, Christopher P. Filson1, Dattatraya Patil1, Grace Lee2, Daniel J. Canter3, Gordon Hong4, Viraj A. Master1
Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.26, No.5, pp. 9908-9915, 2019
Abstract Introduction: The use of an electrocautery device (monopolar loop) for patients undergoing transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) is standard of care. The aim of this study is to establish non-inferiority of complication rates for a bipolar energy device, the PK PlasmaButton (PK Button), when compared to the monopolar loop.
Materials and methods: Seventy-eight subjects (41 monopolar loop and 37 PK Button), were enrolled in a single-center, prospective, randomized study with cystoscopically detected bladder tumors that were judged endoscopically resectable with only one trip into the operating room. Intra and postoperative data on complication rates, operative time,… More >