Complications of Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin

Auteurs-es

  • Liam C Macleod University of Washington School of Medicine
  • Tin C Ngo Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Mark L Gonzalgo Stanford University School of Medicine

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.1411

Mots-clés :

Bladder cancer, non-muscle invasive, immunotherapy, intravesical BCG, complications

Résumé

Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is an important treatment for the management of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer because of its proven efficacy and favourable safety profile. The most common complications associated with BCG treatment are relatively minor. They include urinary frequency, cystitis, fever, and hematuria. Although serious complications are rare, patients can develop severe, life-threatening sepsis with disseminated mycobacterial infection. We report a rare case of periurethral diverticulum formation after intravesical BCG and review the literature on the potential complications of this treatment modality.

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Publié-e

2014-08-11

Comment citer

Macleod, L. C., Ngo, T. C., & Gonzalgo, M. L. (2014). Complications of Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 8(7-8), e540–4. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.1411

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Case Report