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    Clinical experience with the integral photodynamic theraphy of bladder carcinoma.
        
        J. Photochem. Photobiol. B-Biol. 6, 183-187 (1990)
    
    
    
	    Photodynamic therapy PDT was given to 20 patients who had recurring superficial tumours after unsuccessful application of other treatments. The phototherapeutic results were evaluated by check-ups at 3 month intervals (endoscopy, cytology, bladder mapping, renal ultrasonography) and computed tomography (CT) examination at 8-13 month intervals. In six patients treated with PDT no tumour recurrence was found over the whole observation period up to nearly 5 years. Four patients remained free of tumour (12 and 14 months) after repeated transurethral resection (TUR) and Nd:YAG laser therapy following PDT. Due to an initial application of insufficient irradiation, four patients required a second photodynamic treatment. In one of these cases a circumscribed dysplasia which appeared at the left ostium 26 months following PDT was treated successfully using the Nd:YAG laser following TUR. In six patients slight mucosal atypia persisted for a period of at least 2.5 years. One cystectomy had to be performed because of bladder shrinkage. The dissected bladder was free of tumour. According to these preliminary results, PDT with strict patient selection (worst case situation with recommended cystectomy) is justified in the case of recurrent superficial TIS bladder carcinoma.
	
	
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        Publication type
        Article: Journal article
    
 
    
        Document type
        Scientific Article
    
 
     
    
    
        Keywords
        Bladder Tumour ; Photodynamic Therapy.
    
 
     
    
    
        Language
        english
    
 
    
        Publication Year
        1990
    
 
     
    
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        ISSN (print) / ISBN
        1011-1344
    
 
     
    
     
     
	     
	 
	 
     
	
    
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	    Volume: 6,  
	    Issue: 1-2,  
	    Pages: 183-187 
	    
	    
	
    
 
    
         
        
            Publisher
            Elsevier
        
 
         
	
         
         
         
         
         
	
         
         
         
    
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
    
        Reviewing status
        Peer reviewed
    
 
    
        Institute(s)
        Laser laboratory (ZLL)
    
 
     
     
     
     
     	
    
    
        Scopus ID
        0025442242
    
    
        Erfassungsdatum
        1990-12-31