MP72-10 CHARACTERIZATION OF NON-HUNNER TYPE INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS USING NARROW BAND IMAGING (NBI)-ASSISTED CYSTOSCOPY IN 1298 CASES

Narrow band imaging (NBI) during medical thoracoscopy: first impressions

BACKGROUND This is the first ever evaluation of narrow band imaging (NBI), an innovative endoscopic imaging procedure, for the visualisation of pleural processes. METHODS The pleural cavity was examined in 26 patients with pleural effusions using both white light and narrow band imaging during thoracoscopy under local anaesthesia. RESULTS In the great majority of the patients narrow band im...

Increased CXCR3 Expression of Infiltrating Plasma Cells in Hunner Type Interstitial Cystitis

An up-regulated CXCR3 pathway and affluent plasma cell infiltration are characteristic features of Hunner type interstitial cystitis (HIC). We further examined these two features using bladder biopsy samples taken from 27 patients with HIC and 15 patients with non-IC cystitis as a control. The number of CD3-positive T lymphocytes, CD20-positive B lymphocytes, CD138-positive plasma cells, and CX...

A comparison of white-light cystoscopy and narrow-band imaging cystoscopy to detect bladder tumour recurrences.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether narrow-band imaging (NBI) cystoscopy enhances the detection of non-muscle-invasive bladder tumours over standard white-light imaging (WLI) cystoscopy, as surveillance WLI is the standard method used to diagnose patients with recurrent bladder tumours, but they can be missed by WLI cystoscopy, possibly accounting for early recurrences. PATIENTS AND METHODS We eva...

Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) — Endoscopic Method for Detection of Head and Neck Cancer

Narrow band imaging-assisted transurethral resection reduces the recurrence risk of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

CONTEXT Compared with white light imaging (WLI) cystoscopy, narrow band imaging (NBI) cystoscopy could increase the visualization and detection of bladder cancer (BC) at the time of transurethral resection (TUR). NBI cystoscopy could increase the detection of BC, but it remains unclear whether narrow band imaging-assisted transurethral resection (NBI-TUR) could reduce the recurrence risk of non...