Real-Time Urethral and Ureteral Assessment during Radical Cystectomy Using Ex-Vivo Optical Imaging: A Novel Technique for the Evaluation of Fresh Unfixed Surgical Margins.

Francesco PrataUmberto AnceschiChiara TaffonSilvia Maria RossiMartina VerriAndrea IannuzziAlberto RagusaFrancesco EspertoSalvatore Mario PrataAnna CrescenziRoberto Mario ScarpaGiuseppe Simone Rocco Papalia

Published in: Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) (2023)

FCM proved to be a safe, feasible, and reproducible method for the intraoperative assessment of urethral and ureteral margins during ORC. Compared to standard FSA, FCM showed adequate diagnostic performance in detecting urethral and ureteral malignant involvement.

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