https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2022.4.486
Diagnosis and management of intradiverticular bladder tumours: A pooled analysis of 498 cases
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Objective: Intradiverticular bladder tumors (IDBT) are uncommon clinical entities. We reviewed the literature for clinical presentation, diagnosis and therapeutic options to establish recommendations for diagnostic and therapeutic management.
Methods: Bibliographic research was performed using PubMed from database inception until October 15, 2022. A pooled analysis was performed of 498 patients with IDBT presented in the literature. The evaluation included patient sex, age, diagnostic methods, symptoms, localization of the tumor, tumor staging, tumor histopathology, treatment, and the presence of recurrence. To express results, descriptive statistics were used appropriately.
Results: The mean age at diagnosis was 64.81 years (range 49 days to 84 years). The ratio between men and women was ≈ 24:1, suggesting a male predominance (85% male, 3.6% female). The most common presenting symptom was gross hematuria (60.88%). Most of the patients had cystoscopy (56.85%) and intravenous or computed tomography urography (52.01%). Regarding tumor staging, most of the patients were diagnosed with pT1 tumors. For the histopathology of IDBT, 87.95% of the specimens were transitional cell carcinomas and in 10.84% there were concomitant CIS. Regarding the treatment, radical cystectomy was chosen in 34.34%, partial cystectomy in 26.66%, diverticulectomy in 15.95% and transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) in 16.36% of the patients.
Conclusions: Most common diagnostic tool for IDBT seems to be cystoscopy followed by computerized tomography urogram. Due to the absence of muscle layer in the diverticulum and the highgrade histology of most of them at diagnosis, cystectomy is the first therapeutic choice. However, for patients that are not considered appropriate candidates or for those presenting with lowgrade and low volume tumors, TURBT is a good option.
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Katsimperis, S., Tzelves, L., Bellos, T., Angelopoulos, P., Tsikopoulos, I., Mitsogiannis, I., & Papatsoris, A. (2022). Diagnosis and management of intradiverticular bladder tumours: A pooled analysis of 498 cases. Archivio Italiano Di Urologia E Andrologia, 94(4), 486–491. https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2022.4.486
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