Transurethral Resection (TUR) for Bladder Cancer
Why It Is Done
TUR can be used to diagnose, stage, and treat bladder cancer.
- Diagnosis. TUR is used to examine the inside of the bladder to see whether there are cancer cells in the bladder.
- Reference Staging Opens New Window. TUR can determine whether cancers are growing into the bladder wall.
- Treatment. One or more small tumors can be removed from inside the bladder during TUR.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: May 2, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology, Oncology |
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