Differences in Pathologic Results of Repeat Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT) according to Institution Performing the Initial TURBT: Comparative Analyses between Referred and Nonreferred Group
Table 1
Characteristics of patients at the initial transurethral resection.
Clinical characteristics
Non-referred group
Referred group
P value
Number of patients
220
69
Sex
0.998
Male
186 (84.5%)
59 (85.5%)
Female
34 (15.5%)
10 (14.5%)
BMI
23.9±2.9
24.0±3.0
0.878
Gross hematuria
173 (79.0%)
53 (76.8%)
0.828
Number of previous TURBT
<0.001
0
203 (92.3%)
9 (13.0%)
1
9 (4.1%)
52 (75.4%)
≥2
8 (3.6%)
8 (11.6%)
Previous intravesical therapy
6 (2.7%)
9 (13.0%)
0.002
T stage
0.260
Ta
33 (15.0%)
15 (21.7%)
T1
187 (85.0%)
54 (78.3%)
Tumor grade
0.779
Low
32 (14.5%)
21 (30.4%)
High
188 (85.5%)
48 (69.6%)
Tumor multiplicity
<0.001
1
107 (48.7%)
34 (49.3%)
2-7
89 (40.4%)
30 (43.5%)
>8
24 (10.9%)
5 (7.2%)
Tumor size
<0.001
< 3cm
152 (69.1%)
55 (79.7%)
≥ 3cm
68 (30.9%)
14 (20.3%)
Concomitant CIS
20 (9.0%)
4 (5.8%)
0.006
LVI
9 (4.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0.190
BMI: body mass index; TURBT: transurethral resection of bladder tumor; CIS: carcinoma in situ; LVI: lymphovascular invasion.
