title: Reduced bladder capacity in patients receiving intravesical chemoprophylaxis with mitomycin C.
abstract: After complete resection of superficial bladder carcinoma (Tis-2, G1-3), 75 patients were treated prophylactically with either 20 or 30 mg mitomycin C. Six patients developed a substantial reduction in bladder capacity (less than 200 ml). In 2 patients radical cystectomy of an otherwise tumour-free fibrotic bladder was necessary. The results of long-term treatment (2 years) suggest that reduced bladder capacity correlates with the cumulative dosage of mitomycin C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eijsten
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Knönagel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hotz
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Brütsch
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hauri
mesh_terms: D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015653:Cystectomy; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D008937:Mitomycins; D016685:Mitomycin