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Carbon dioxide insufflation to control intractable bleeding during transurethral resection of bladder tumor
Minoru Kobayashi1, Takao Kamai2
1 Department of Urology, Utsunomiya Memorial Hospital, Utsunomiya-Shi, Japan
2 Department of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi, Japan
Correspondence Address:
Minoru Kobayashi
Department of Urology, Utsunomiya Memorial Hospital, Utsunomiya-Shi
Japan
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DOI: 10.4103/iju.IJU_263_18
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We describe a method to manage severe bleeding during transurethral resection (TUR) of a giant bladder tumor, in which vision was impaired by the bleeding. The use of carbon dioxide gas as an alternative to irrigation fluid for bladder inflation provided a better view to safely control the intractable bleeding. |
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