Photodynamic Therapeutic Effect during 5-Aminolevulinic Acid-Mediated Photodynamic Diagnosis-Assisted Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumors.

Nobutaka Nishimura Makito MiyakeSayuri OnishiTomomi FujiiTatsuki MiyamotoMitsuru TomizawaTakuto ShimizuYosuke MorizawaShunta HoriDaisuke GotohYasushi NakaiKazumasa TorimotoNobumichi TanakaKiyohide Fujimoto

Published in: Advances in urology (2024)

Although the irradiation energy used in PDD-TURBT did not reach the levels commonly used in photodynamic therapy, our findings support the presence of a potential cytotoxic effect on bladder lesions during PDD-TURBT.

Keyphrases

photodynamic therapy
spinal cord injury
cancer therapy
fluorescence imaging
urinary tract
benign prostatic hyperplasia
human health
risk assessment
radiation therapy