OR / Prep · Urology · endoscopic
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Transurethral resection of bladder tumour
Why are we operating?
The bladder tumour is shaved away from inside in strips, deep enough to stage it, gently enough not to perforate the organ being saved.
Indication: Bladder tumour found on cystoscopy or imaging, usually after painless visible haematuria.
The operation in 4 steps
01Cystoscopy and mapping
02Resection in layers
03Haemostasis and the perforation check
04Catheter and intravesical dose
Watch it done
Bladder cancer treatment: TURBT
The society's explainer of resecting a bladder tumour through the resectoscope.
Source: European Association of Urology · Watch on YouTubeTURBT: transurethral resection of a bladder tumour
Endoscopic footage of the resection, narrated by the surgeon.
Source: Professor Mohamed H Khadra, urological surgeon · Watch on YouTube
Conceptual teaching for learners preparing to observe and assist under supervision, not operative instructions. Five minutes from now you should know why this operation exists, what its shape is, and which structures it is designed not to injure.