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 2

Residual tumor and upstaging results after repeat TURBT in patients.

	Non referred group; (N=220)	Referred group; (N=69)	P value
Ta at initial TURBT
Number of patients	33	15
Residual tumor	19(57.6%)	10 (66.7%)	0.210
Overall upstaging	4 (12.1%)	4 (26.7%)	0.551
Upstaging to T2	1 (3.0%)	0 (0%)	0.496
No residual tumor	14 (42.4%)	5 (33.3%)	0.210
T1 at initial TURBT
No. of patients	187	54
Residual tumor	104 (55.6%)	47 (87.0%)	<0.001
Overall upstaging	6 (3.2%)	11 (20.4%)	<0.001
Upstaging to T2	6 (3.2%)	11 (20.4%)	<0.001
No residual tumor	83 (44.4%)	7 (13.0%)	<0.001
Overall
No. of patients	220	69
Residual tumor	123 (55.9%)	57 (82.6%)	<0.001
Overall upstaging	10(4.5%)	15 (21.7%)	<0.001
Upstaging to T2	7 (3.2%)	11 (15.9%)	<0.001
No residual tumor	97 (44.1%)	12 (17.3%)	<0.001

TURBT: transurethral resection of bladder tumor.