Bladder Cancer Management Case Study

Because laser light does not spread, the laser is ideal for precise surgical applications. The light produced is absorbed by tissue which, in turn, is consequently “harmed”. So it is important to take similar precautions when using the ESU when using lasers. Always check the power cords for frays, and check to make sure all switches are functioning properly. Also, make sure not to use any inflammable agents

Urine flow may be routed out of the body through a stoma, or a variety of surgeries have been developed to form artificial bladders from parts of the large or small intestine. In addition to surgery, radiation and chemotherapy may be used in the battle against bladder cancer.

     Lithotripsy can be administered in two different ways. One is a large bed in which you are immersed in water and hundreds of sound waves hit the stone over a period of an hour. It is so loud that you must wear earphones, but it is not painful because your body has the same properties as water, sound wise. Afterward, one should walk around and drink plenty of water. Another way is a small instrument with an ultrasound-producing end, which is shoved into you, and enters the bladder through

After an initial search of scholarly databases, a total of fifteen articles was selected for their application to the PICO question. An appraisal of each article uses the following format:

As of 2015, the HIFU has finally received full approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy, which as stated previously is a non-surgical treatment that is being used to treat men with prostate cancer not only in the United Sates now as it is on track to become the treatment of choice for localized prostate cancer in American men, as in Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean as well.

The word laser is an acronym for, “Light Amplified by Stimulated Emissions of Radiation”, this means that all the lights in a laser have the same wavelength. Within a century of the laser being invented it occupied a major role in scientific research, medicine, industry, and even daily life. Lasers are used in the medicine field for procedures such as, laser eye surgery, heart, stomach, and intestinal surgeries. These procedures laser procedures are said to be harmless. Major factory industries use lasers to cut many things ranging from thin

First my father had to go through Transurethral Surgery, to remove the primary tumor from his bladder. During this procedure a resectoscope is passed through the urethra and into the bladder. This instrument has a wire loop attached at the end of it, which is used to scrape the tumor off the wall of the bladder. The tumor is then sent to the lab to be tested for cancer. The patient of this surgery can be placed on either regional anesthesia (patient’s lower body is numbed) or general anesthesia (patient is completely asleep). Side effects to this surgery can include bleeding and pain when urinating. This procedure is very effective because the tumor is completely removed from the bladder and the site is burned to ensure the base of the tumor was removed. My father has had this surgery twice in the past two years where they have successfully removed all of his tumors. He does suffer side effects from the transurethral surgery, such as vomiting, difficulty urinating, and is in a lot of pain, but it prevents him from having to go through Chemotherapy (American Cancer

Online resource retrieved from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation outlines how a normal bladder functions and the effects a spinal cord injury may have on bladder function. The bladder is typically affected in one of two ways and either becomes spastic or flaccid. A spastic bladder usually occurs when the injury is above a T12. In a spastic bladder, the bladder will unexpectedly spasm and release urine involuntarily. In a flaccid bladder, the reflexes are either absent or very slow to react which causes the bladder to become distended and may not empty completely. Symptoms may be treated

The indwelling urinary catheter can be inserted for a long period with frequent changes between 4-6 weeks (Taylor, Lillis, LeMone, & Lynn, 2011). However, the Foley can also be a potential source for UTI and bacteriuria (Taylor et al., 2011). The necessity of reducing the patient’s period of time on a Foley and helping him or her to quickly regain normal bladder function is significant. Performing bladder training through clamping the urinary catheter is reported to decrease the frequency of urinary retention, shorten the period of returning to normal bladder function, and stimulate normal bladder filling and emptying by improving bladder tone and sensation (Nyman, 2012). When one thinks critically, bladder retraining seems to be reasonable and necessary but there is always the need of evidence-based evaluation. The following journals are trials providing evidences and statistics about bladder retraining prior to Foley removal in different populations presented with urinary retention problem.

This exam is based on the article “Lifetime Exposure to Arsenic in Drinking Water and Bladder Cancer” by Meliker et al. You may use any sources except another person. Cite outside sources that you do use.

This approach will incorporate techniques for care and treatment for the infected persons. Genitourinary infections are diseases that are caused by either virus, bacteria or even parasites that are transmitted during sexual association with an infected partner (Barlow, 2011). Efforts or attempts to develop a comprehensive approach to care for people with common genitourinary infections will have to analyze several features of the problem. The first characteristic of this problem is that there is a rapid increasing prevalence rate for people with genitourinary infections

Evidence from this study suggests only the short term effects of LASER. Further studies could include patients randomized by levels of baseline disability and duration of symptoms. Studies which states the long term effect of LLLT should be emphasized. Further, studies should evaluate many factors such as psychosocial aspect and dosiometry that may reflect on treatment response and recovery. The complete substitution of anti inflammatory drugs by LLLT, in patients that are at high risk, should also be targeted in future

Due to emergence of new techniques in management of prostate cancer as cryotherapy, high intensity focused ultrasound focal laser ablation, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, radiofrequency ablation, and others. Assessment of local aggressiveness of prostate cancer became a key point in its management (Lebovici A., et al , 2014)

We use our soft-tissue laser to fully disinfect your gums and, as needed, ARESTIN® antibiotic therapy. The tiny laser beam is aimed between the gum tissue and teeth where it painlessly removes and kills bacteria.

Although radical cystectomy, with continent diversion or neobladder construction in selected cases remains the standard of care in the United States and other countries for patients with MIBC, several groups have explored therapeutic strategies that aim at bladder preservation{Kaufman, 2006 #782}. Initial approaches with the aim of bladder preservation consisted of RT, chemotherapy, or complete TUR-Bt as monotherapy for solitary tumor. Only a small proportion of carefully selected patients may be cured by transurethral surgery alone, or by partial cystectomy alone {Koiso, 1995 #1061}. Solsona, E et al. investigated the feasibility of radical transurethral bladder tumor resection in selected patients with MIBC with a minimum follow-up of more than 15 years and investigated the impact of patient age on survival, concluding radical transurethral bladder tumor resection is a reliable therapeutic approach for patients with MIBC after complete tumor resection and with negative biopsies of the tumor bed {Solsona, 2010 #636}. CSS was 81.9%, 79.5% and 76.7%, and PFS with bladder preservation was 75.5%, 64.9% and 57.8% at 5, 10