En-bloc Laser Resection of Bladder Tumors: Where Are We Now?

Massimiliano Creta, Giuseppe Celentano, Gianluigi Califano, Roberto La Rocca, Nicola Longo

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it

0cells of the map it votes in

4citing papers in PubMed

0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field

1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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Current laser application in En bloc resection of bladder tumor- a narrative literature review.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025
Review
Thulium laser en bloc resection reduces recurrence rates in NMIBC patients with tumor diameters ≥3cm compared to transurethral resection: a non-randomized controlled study.BMC cancer · 2024
Article
A Systematic Review on the Role of Repeat Transurethral Resection after Initial en Bloc Resection for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022
Review

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Massimiliano CretaDepartment of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, 80130 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2082-3330

Giuseppe CelentanoDepartment of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, 80130 Naples, Italy.

Gianluigi CalifanoDepartment of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, 80130 Naples, Italy.

Roberto La RoccaDepartment of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, 80130 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2248-5152

Nicola LongoDepartment of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, 80130 Naples, Italy.

University of Naples Federico II · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) is a crucial procedure in the management of bladder cancer [...].

Identifiers

PMID35743533

DOI10.3390/jcm11123463

PMCPMC9224997

OpenAlexW4283015375

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