Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumour: The Neglected Procedure in the Technology Race in Bladder Cancer.

Transurethral resection of bladder tumour is the initial, most critical step in the management of bladder cancer; as such, this is a call to arms for the urological community to it the due diligence it deserves regarding technology and training.

European urology. 2020 Mar 16 [Epub ahead of print]

Hugh Mostafid, Marko Babjuk, Bernard Bochner, Seth P Lerner, Fred Witjes, Joan Palou, Morgan Roupret, Sharokh Shariat, Paolo Gontero, Bas van Rhijn, Richard Zigeuner, Richard Sylvester, Eva Comperat, Maximilian Burger, Bernard Malavaud, Mark Soloway, Stephen Williams, Peter Black, Siamak Daneshmand, Gary Steinberg, Maurizio Brausi, Jim Catto, Ashish M Kamat

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