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SUBMITTER: Sammer U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4626398 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sammer Ulla U Walter Matthias M Knüpfer Stephanie C SC Mehnert Ulrich U Bode-Lesniewska Beata B Kessler Thomas M TM
PloS one 20151029 10
<h4>Purpose</h4>To examine the value of surveillance urethro-cystoscopy in patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) in regard to the conflicting literature as it is generally agreed that patients with NLUTD are at increased risk for bladder cancer.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>In a cross-sectional study, a consecutive series of 129 patients (50 females, 79 males, mean age 51, range 18-88) suffering from NLUTD for at least 5 years was prospectively investigated using ureth ...[more]