TY - JOUR
T1 - Intravesical treatment of severe bacillus Calmette-Guerin cystitis
AU - Palou, J.
AU - Rodríguez-Villamil, L.
AU - Andreu-Crespo, A.
AU - Salvador-Bayarri, J.
AU - Vicente-Rodríguez, J.
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - Objective: Intravesical instillation of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is an established treatment of carcinoma in situ and recurrent superficial bladder tumours. The inflammatory reaction due to BCG provokes cystitis of short duration as a frequent side effect. When the symptomatology is severe and long-lasting, different systemic treatments have been administered with varying degrees of efficacy. Material and methods: We have studied the treatment of severe BCG cystitis with a anaesthetic anti-inflammatory solution administered by intravesical instillations to 16 patients. Results: Good results were obtained in 94% of the cases, with immediate clinical improvement in terms of pain and urinary symptoms, and with no side effects. Conclusions: This treatment is inexpensive and easy to administer. We consider that it offers a useful option to solve an infrequent but very annoying problem for the patients.
AB - Objective: Intravesical instillation of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is an established treatment of carcinoma in situ and recurrent superficial bladder tumours. The inflammatory reaction due to BCG provokes cystitis of short duration as a frequent side effect. When the symptomatology is severe and long-lasting, different systemic treatments have been administered with varying degrees of efficacy. Material and methods: We have studied the treatment of severe BCG cystitis with a anaesthetic anti-inflammatory solution administered by intravesical instillations to 16 patients. Results: Good results were obtained in 94% of the cases, with immediate clinical improvement in terms of pain and urinary symptoms, and with no side effects. Conclusions: This treatment is inexpensive and easy to administer. We consider that it offers a useful option to solve an infrequent but very annoying problem for the patients.
KW - Anaesthetic
KW - Anti-inflammatory
KW - Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
KW - Cystitis
KW - Solution
U2 - 10.1023/A:1019507104741
DO - 10.1023/A:1019507104741
M3 - Article
SN - 0301-1623
VL - 33
SP - 485
EP - 489
JO - Urology and Nephrology
JF - Urology and Nephrology
IS - 3
M1 - 395630
ER -