Korean J Urol.  1987 Feb;28(1):1-3.

The Value of Excretory Urography in Staging Bladder Cancer

• Kim WJ
• Lee SE
• Kim YK

Abstract

Disagreement exists about the accuracy of excretory urography in the staging of bladder cancer. During a 2O year period 1O8 of 537 patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder had ureteral obstruction on excretory urography at the time of initial diagnosis. 93 patients (86%) had muscle invasion at staging transurethral resection or open resection. Of those patients 37 had total cystectomy, 4 had partial cystectomy, 5 had curative radiation therapy and the remainder had no further treatment. Ureteral obstruction at the time of initial diagnosis of bladder cancer usually indicates muscle invasion and/or metastases. We believe that our data support the usefulness of excretory urography as a staging tool in carcinoma of the bladder.

Keyword

bladder tumor; excretory urography; staging

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
Cystectomy
Diagnosis
Humans
Neoplasm Metastasis
Ureteral Obstruction
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms*
Urinary Bladder*
Urography*