Diagnostic accuracy of bimanual palpation in bladder cancer patients undergoing cystectomy: A prospective study
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Anna K Czech
Katarzyna Gronostaj
Jakub Fronczek
Jakub Frydrych
Valentyn Bezshapkin
Mikolaj Przydacz
Przemyslaw Dudek
Lukasz Curylo
Tomasz Wiatr
Jerzy Gasowski
Piotr L Chlosta
Abstract
Objectives: To prospectively assess the concordance of examination under anesthesia (EUA)-based clinical T stage with pathological T stage and diagnostic accuracy of EUA in patients with bladder cancer undergoing cystectomy. Methods: Consecutive patients with bladder cancer undergoing cystectomy between June 2017 and October 2020 in a single academic center were included in a prospective study. Results: Bimanual palpation should still be used for clinical staging, given its specificity, NPV, and that it could correctly determine bladder cancer T stage in 80% of cases. Conclusion: Awareness of imaging results did not have a major impact on EUA results.
Publication
Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Authors
Valentyn Bezshapkin
(he/him)
MD, PhD Researcher in Bioinformatics
MD and PhD student in Bioinformatics at ETH Zürich, applying deep learning
and computational methods to decode the human gut microbiome. Building tools
that bridge metagenomics, machine learning, and clinical insights.