Initial experience of 980-nm diode laser treatment for recurrent non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Introduction: Laser ablation using a 980-nm wavelength diode laser, which is a new-generation laser, for recurrent bladder cancer is known to have a lower incidence of complications and recurrence than conventional transurethral resection of bladder tumor surgery. This is the first study to report the use of 980-nm diode laser ablation for recurrent non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer in Japan.

Case Presentation: A 73-year-old man underwent transurethral laser ablation for the treatment of recurrent non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Urinary continence outcomes after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: Significance of anterior reconstruction.

Objective: Urinary continence after radical prostatectomy is a crucial aspect of patient quality of life. The aim of this study was to identify the factors influencing urinary continence after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, focusing on the role of anterior reconstruction.

Methods: We collected clinical data from 375 patients at a single institution.

Measurement of tissue optical properties in the 400 to 700 nm range to assess light penetration depths for laser treatment of upper tract urothelial carcinomas.

Significance: For therapeutic approaches for upper tract urothelial carcinomas, the absorption and reduced scattering coefficients of these tissues are essential parameters to quantitatively evaluate the distribution of light treatment effects.

Aim: The and spectra of the human ureter, fatty tissue, ureteral and renal pelvic carcinomas, and porcine ureter and fatty tissue are measured over 400 to 700 nm to evaluate projected light penetration depths .

Approach: The optical properties were determined with a double integrating sphere optical system and inverse Monte Carlo methods.

Comprehensive genomic profiling of primary bladder mucinous adenocarcinoma, a rare genitourinary cancer: A case report.

Primary bladder mucinous adenocarcinoma is a rare genitourinary cancer. Here, we present the case of a 75-year-old woman where pathological and imaging findings led to the diagnosis of primary bladder mucinous adenocarcinoma. She underwent treatment with paclitaxel-ifosfamide-cisplatin (TIP).

Comparison of fluorescence intensity of protoporphyrin IX as observed on the screen of different cystoscopic systems.

Background: Photodynamic diagnosis-assisted transurethral resection of bladder tumor (PDD-TURBT) is an important and useful intervention used for removing non-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Several PDD devices can be used in clinical practice, but few reports have compared them.In this study, we examined the differences in detected fluorescence intensity for each PDD device.