Intravesical formalin for the control of intractable bladder haemorrhage secondary to radiation cystitis or bladder cancer

✍ Scribed by Likourinas, M. ;Cranides, A. ;Jiannopoulos, B. ;Kostakopoulos, A. ;Dimopoulos, C.

• Book ID: 104684970
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1979
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 178 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0300-5623
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00254693

✦ Synopsis

During the last two years, 17 patients with haemorrhage due to radiation cystitis or bladder cancer have been treated by intravesical infusion of 10% Formalin solution. The results were very good in 9 cases, satisfactory in 3, while the remaining 5 cases were disappointing. The control of bleeding by Formalin was safe especially in patients with secondary haemorrhage due to radiation cystitis with no tumour recurrence.