Intravesical treatment of severe bacillus Calmette-Guerin cystitis.
Int Urol Nephrol
; 33(3): 485-9, 2001.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Intravesical instillation of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is an established treatment of carcinoma in situ and recurrent superficial bladder tumours. The inflammatory reaction due to BCG provokes cystitis of short duration as a frequent side effect. When the symptomatology is severe and long-lasting, different systemic treatments have been administered with varying degrees of efficacy. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
We have studied the treatment of severe BCG cystitis with a anaesthetic anti-inflammatory solution administered by intravesical instillations to 16 patients.RESULTS:
Good results were obtained in 94% of the cases, with immediate clinical improvement in terms of pain and urinary symptoms, and with no side effects.CONCLUSIONS:
This treatment is inexpensive and easy to administer. We consider that it offers a useful option to solve an infrequent but very annoying problem for the patients.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária
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Vacina BCG
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Carcinoma in Situ
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Carcinoma de Células de Transição
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Adjuvantes Imunológicos
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article