Nobutaka Nishimura, Makito Miyake, Tomonori Nakahama, Tatsuki Miyamoto, Koshiro Nishimoto, Masafumi Oyama, Yuto Matsushita, Hideaki Miyake, Hideo Fukuhara, Keiji Inoue, Keita Kobayashi, Hiroaki Matsumoto, Hideyasu Matsuyama, Tomomi Fujii, Yoshihiko Hirao, Kiyohide Fujimoto
OBJECTIVES: Bladder cancer, especially non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), is one of the most costly cancers owing to its long-term management. Photodynamic diagnosis-assisted transurethral resection of bladder tumor (PDD-TURBT) reduces the risk of intravesical recurrence. However, its impact on healthcare economics in Japan remains unclear. We evaluated the comprehensive medical costs of Japanese healthcare economics regarding PDD-TURBT. METHODS: This large-scale, multicenter, retrospective study included a dataset of 1531 patients who were diagnosed with primary NMIBC who underwent initial TURBT between April 2006 and June 2021...
August 22, 2023: International Journal of Urology: Official Journal of the Japanese Urological Association