title: Transurethral resection of a bladder leiomyoma: A case report.
abstract: Benign mesenchimal tumour of the human bladder is rare. Insulin potentiation therapy mimics malignant tumours both clinically and radiologically. We present a patient we treated with transurethral resection (TUR) only. A 27-year old male patient presented to our clinic with frequency, dysuria and recurrent urinary tract infections. Magnetic resonance (MRI) revealed an endovesical bladder mass of 7 × 8 cm. We performed TUR in the same session for both diagnosis and treatment. The diagnosis was endovesical leiomyoma. Six months to a year after the operation, the MRI did not reveal disease recurrence. Even though TUR is recommended for smaller and endovesical tumours, we believe larger intravesical tumours may also be managed by TUR.
authors.affiliation: Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey;
authors.forename: Goksel Hasan
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Goktug
authors.affiliation: Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey;
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nevzat Can
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Sener
authors.affiliation: Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey;
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tuygun
authors.affiliation: Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey;
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bakirtas
authors.affiliation: Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey;
authors.forename: Abdurrahim Muhammet
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Imamoglu