Research Article

Differences in Pathologic Results of Repeat Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT) according to Institution Performing the Initial TURBT: Comparative Analyses between Referred and Nonreferred Group

Table 3

Pathologic results after repeat TURBT in patients.

Non-referred groupT stage after re-TURBT (%)

Initial TNT0TaT1T2CIS

Ta3314 (42.4%)11 (33.3%)3 (9.1%)1 (3.0%)4 (12.1%)

T118783 (44.4%)40 (21.4%)41 (21.9%)6 (3.2%)17 (9.1%)

Referred group 

Initial TNT0TaT1T2CIS

Ta155 (33.3%)4 (26.7%)4 (26.7%)0 (0%)2 (13.3%)

T1547 (13.0%)4 (7.4%)24 (44.4%)11 (20.4%)8 (14.8%)

TURBT: transurethral resection of bladder tumor.