Abstract |
The efficacy of intravesical alum irrigation was analyzed after application to 9 patients with continuous and severe bladder hemorrhage. Causes of bleeding were radiation cystitis in 4 patients, vesical invasion by cervical cancer in 3, bladder cancer in 1 and cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis in 1. Though alum treatment was initially effective for control of massive bladder hemorrhage in all patients, it eventually failed to suppress a subsequent hemorrhage in 2 patients (78% success rate). No significant side effects directly related to this therapy were observed. In conclusion, alum irrigation is effective for controlling massive bladder hemorrhage for a rather short time. Therefore, additional treatment modalities should also be considered for primary diseases.
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Authors | M Takashi, A Kondo, K Kato, T Murase, K Miyake |
Journal | Urologia internationalis
(Urol Int)
Vol. 43
Issue 5
Pg. 286-8
( 1988)
ISSN: 0042-1138 [Print] Switzerland |
PMID | 3201641
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Alum Compounds
- Sulfates
- aluminum sulfate
- Aluminum
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Topics |
- Administration, Intravesical
- Aged
- Alum Compounds
- Aluminum
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Female
- Hemorrhage
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Sulfates
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Therapeutic Irrigation
- Urinary Bladder Diseases
(drug therapy, etiology)
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