Current laser application in En bloc resection of bladder tumor- a narrative literature review

Abstract At present, laser en bloc resection of bladder tumor (ERBT) has attracted great interest with potential superiority to transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT). It has several advantages, including complete resection, intact specimen for accurate histologic assessment, avoiding frag...

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Main Author: Wenbo Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-025-03815-0
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description Abstract At present, laser en bloc resection of bladder tumor (ERBT) has attracted great interest with potential superiority to transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT). It has several advantages, including complete resection, intact specimen for accurate histologic assessment, avoiding fragmentation and tumor seeding, preventing obturator nerve reflex, and reduction of inflammatory response. Several types of lasers have been studied in the application of ERBT, for example, holmium laser, green-light laser, thulium laser, diode laser. This paper reviews current literature concerning the characteristics of these types of laser, the surgical technique and procedures of laser ERBT with its advantages and limitations, and future directions in clinical development, aiming to display the status quo of these techniques in clinical practice.
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spelling doaj-art-e9398f6cb3ef46239947ba98d669b78f2025-08-20T03:14:03ZengBMCWorld Journal of Surgical Oncology1477-78192025-04-0123111010.1186/s12957-025-03815-0Current laser application in En bloc resection of bladder tumor- a narrative literature reviewWenbo Gao0Department of Urology, Ningbo Urology and Nephrology HospitalAbstract At present, laser en bloc resection of bladder tumor (ERBT) has attracted great interest with potential superiority to transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT). It has several advantages, including complete resection, intact specimen for accurate histologic assessment, avoiding fragmentation and tumor seeding, preventing obturator nerve reflex, and reduction of inflammatory response. Several types of lasers have been studied in the application of ERBT, for example, holmium laser, green-light laser, thulium laser, diode laser. This paper reviews current literature concerning the characteristics of these types of laser, the surgical technique and procedures of laser ERBT with its advantages and limitations, and future directions in clinical development, aiming to display the status quo of these techniques in clinical practice.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-025-03815-0Laser resectionTransurethral resectionBladder cancerEn bloc
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Current laser application in En bloc resection of bladder tumor- a narrative literature review
World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Laser resection
Transurethral resection
Bladder cancer
En bloc
title Current laser application in En bloc resection of bladder tumor- a narrative literature review
title_full Current laser application in En bloc resection of bladder tumor- a narrative literature review
title_fullStr Current laser application in En bloc resection of bladder tumor- a narrative literature review
title_full_unstemmed Current laser application in En bloc resection of bladder tumor- a narrative literature review
title_short Current laser application in En bloc resection of bladder tumor- a narrative literature review
title_sort current laser application in en bloc resection of bladder tumor a narrative literature review
topic Laser resection
Transurethral resection
Bladder cancer
En bloc
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-025-03815-0
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