How often should I have a cystoscopy after bladder cancer surgery?

Cystoscopy is recommended for follow-up after bladder cancer surgery, usually within the first year after surgery, and it is recommended to be reviewed every three months. For bladder cancer, if the bladder is preserved by surgery, such as transurethral bladder tumor resection or open partial cystectomy, regular follow-up is required after surgery to prevent tumor recurrence. If only local bladder resection has been performed, it is generally required to be reviewed once a month after surgery, and then a cystoscopy is required every three months after surgery.

Treatment options for bladder cancer

Another option is to completely remove the bladder, including the surrounding lymph nodes, and use the intestines as a urine storage organ. After the removal, you can also create an in situ bladder or create an outflow tract to allow urine to be discharged from the body. This is a surgical method. Bladder tumors occur later and have invaded the bladder muscle layer or lymph node metastasis. In this case, a more active and thorough treatment method must be adopted, which is called radical bladder removal, also called total cystectomy. The patient's entire bladder is removed, and the operation is relatively much larger. Treatments for bladder cancer include surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.

Can superficial bladder cancer be cured?

Then, the infusion is repeated once a month for six months to a year. This infusion method can completely cure superficial low-grade bladder cancer. Superficial bladder cancer refers to tumors that grow superficially, in the bladder mucosa, and do not invade the muscle layer. Most patients with superficial bladder cancer have the possibility of being cured.