A comparison of hexaminolevulinate (Hexvix®) fluorescence cystoscopy and white-light cystoscopy for detection of bladder cancer: Results of the HeRo observational study

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3634-3641

  Lapini, Alberto ^a   Minervini, Andrea ^a   Masala, Alberto ^b   Schips, Luigi ^c   Pycha, Armin ^d   Cindolo, Luca ^c   Giannella, Riccardo ^b   Martini, Thomas ^d   Vittori, Gianni ^a   Zani, Danilo ^e   Bellomo, Fania ^f   Cunico, Sergio Cosciani ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b AORN   (Italy)

^c Azienda Sanitaria Locale Lanciano Vasto Chieti   (Italy)

^d Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige   (Italy)

^e SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^f GE HEALTHCARE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Cystoscopy; Hexvix Hexaminolevulinate; Photodynamic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID HEXYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; BLADDER BIOPSY; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPEN STUDY; PHOTODYNAMICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84871623359     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2387-0     Document Type: Article

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