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Is contrast-enhanced CT necessary for following up NMIBC?

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Although patients with bladder cancer are at increased risk of developing upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), the overall incidence remains low. Serial CT urography is routinely performed in these patients to rule out UTUC, but its clinical value and cost-effectiveness are questionable, especially in patients with non-muscle-invasive disease.

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  1. Department of Urology, Landeskrankenhaus Korneuburg, Wiener Ring 3–5, Korneuburg, 2100, Austria

    Mesut Remzi

  2. Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria

    Shahrokh F. Shariat

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Remzi, M., Shariat, S. Is contrast-enhanced CT necessary for following up NMIBC?. Nat Rev Urol 10, 500–501 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2013.170

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