title: [Photodynamic diagnostics of bladder carcinoma].
abstract: The question whether conventional cystoscopy should always be performed together with fluorescent diagnostic procedures remains to be answered. The current article presents the current literature dealing with this topic. Particularly for relevant carcinoma in situ lesions of the bladder there is no obvious advantage for photodynamic diagnostics compared to conventional cystoscopy with consistent use of urine cytology.
authors.affiliation: Pelvines Exzellenzzentrum, Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45122, Essen, Deutschland. Frank.vomDorp@uk-essen.de
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vom Dorp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tschirdewahn
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Olbricht
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Szarvas
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rübben
mesh_terms: D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid; C419924:5-aminolevulinic acid hexyl ester