Urine cytology after flexible cystoscopy.
OBJECTIVE
To correlate urine cytology findings before and after flexible cystoscopy.


METHODS
A total of 153 patients undergoing surveillance for bladder tumour provided voided urine for cytology before and immediately after flexible cystoscopy.


RESULTS
Of the 153 patients, 116 had negative urine cytology before and after (96%) a visibly normal cystoscopy and 37 had positive urine cytology before and after cystoscopy that showed recurrent tumour.


CONCLUSIONS
Urine cytology immediately after flexible cystoscopy correlates well with results of urine cytology before cystoscopy.
Herr
Harry W
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Department of Urology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. herrh@mskcc.org
Regan
Marisa
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014556:Urine / Q000166:cytology*