Is There a Need or an Evidence for Rebiopsying Patients after a First TUR

Abstract

Quality of TUR performed by individual urologist is of great importance for the high variability in the residual tumor rate at first follow-up cystoscopy. Endoscopy done under fluorescence has a significantly improved sensitivity for detecting bladder tumors. Concerning database of the EORTC and registry of urinary tract tumors a re-TUR is mandatory in poorly differentiated T1 tumors and should be recommended in T1 G1–2 cancer as well as in patients with multiple Ta tumors where complete removal of papillary tumor is not possible.