Narrow band imaging cystoscopy improves the detection of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether narrow band imaging (NBI) improves detection of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer over white-light imaging (WLI) cystoscopy.


METHODS
We conducted a prospective, within-patient comparison on 103 consecutive procedures on 95 patients scheduled for (re-) transurethral resection of a bladder tumor (84) or bladder biopsies (19) in the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (September 2007-July 2009) and in the General Faculty Hospital, Prague (January 2009-July 2009). WLI and NBI cystoscopy were subsequently performed by different surgeons who independently indicated all tumors and suspect areas on a bladder diagram. The lesions identified were resected/biopsied and sent for histopathological examination. Number of patients with additional tumors detected by WLI and NBI were calculated; mean number of urothelial carcinomas (UCs) per patient, detection rates, and false-positive rates of both techniques were compared.


RESULTS
A total of 78 patients had a confirmed UC; there were 226 tumors in total. In 28 (35.9%) of these patients, a total of 39 additional tumors (17.3%) (26pTa, 6pT1, 1pT2, 6pTis) were detected by NBI, whereas 4 additional tumors (1.8%) (1pTa, 1pT1, 2pTis) within 3 patients (2.9%) were detected by WLI. The mean (SD, range) number of UCs per patient identified by NBI was 2.1 (2.6, 0-15), vs 1.7 (2.3, 0-15) by WLI (P <.001). The detection rate of NBI was 94.7% vs 79.2% for WLI (P <.001). The false-positive rate of NBI and WLI was 31.6% and 24.5%, respectively (P <.001).


CONCLUSIONS
NBI cystoscopy improves the detection of primary and recurrent nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer over WLI. However, further validation of the technique with comparative studies is required.
Cauberg
Evelyne C C
EC
Department of Urology, Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. e.c.cauberg@amc.uva.nl
Kloen
Sarah
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Visser
Mike
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de la Rosette
Jean J M C H
JJ
Babjuk
Marko
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Soukup
Viktor
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Pesl
Michael
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Duskova
Jaroslava
J
de Reijke
Theo M
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*