Is photodynamic diagnosis using hypericin better than white-light cystoscopy for detecting superficial bladder carcinoma?

BJU International

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1215-1218

  Sim, Hong Gee ^a   Lau, Weber K O ^a   Olivo, Malini ^b   Tan, Puay Hoon ^a   Cheng, Christopher W S ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Early detection; Efficacy; Hypericin; Photodynamic diagnosis; Superficial bladder cancer

Indexed keywords

HYPERICIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; BLADDER BIOPSY; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER CARCINOMA; BLADDER DISTENSION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTITIS; CYSTOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIDE EFFECT; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR; WHITE LIGHT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYSTOSCOPY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERYLENE; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 20444423861     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05508.x     Document Type: Review

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