Transurethral ultrasonography, fiberoptic cystoscopy and bladder washout cytology in the evaluation of bladder tumours

Abstract

The impact of transurethral ultrasonography, fiberoptic cystoscopy and bladder washout cytology on assessment of bladder tumours was investigated in this study. Transurethral ultrasonography had an accuracy rate of 96.5% in diagnosing and staging bladder tumours. The accuracy rates of fiberoptic cystoscopy and washout cytology were 90.9% and 73.7%, respectively, in diagnosis. The efficacy of transurethral ultrasonography was found to be high enough for routine employment in the evaluation of the bladder tumours. Fiberoptic cystoscopy in conjunction with washout cytology as a combination relatively easy to perform can be used especially for follow-up purposes of the bladder tumours. © 1992 Akadémiai Kiadó.