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Table 1 Patient characteristics before URS using ALA-PDD

From: Photodynamic diagnostic ureteroscopy using the VISERA ELITE video system for diagnosis of upper-urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: a prospective cohort pilot study

 

Number of patients

(%)

Median age (IQR)

71

(67–79)

Gender

 Male

16

(80)

 Female

4

(20)

Co-morbidities

 Malignancy

2

(10)

  Urothelial carcinoma

1

(5)

   UT-UC

0

 

   Bladder cancer

1

(5)

  Other

0

 

 Cardiovascular diseases

5

(25)

 Diabetes mellitus

6

(30)

 Other

4

(20)

 None

7

(35)

Laterality

 Right

8

(40)

 Left

9

(45)

 Bilateral

2

(10)

 Unknown

1

(5)

Disease site

 Renal pelvis

6

(30)

  Clinical stage

   < cT2

3

(15)

   ≥ cT2

3

(15)

 Ureter

7

(35)

  Clinical stage

   < cT2

4

(20)

   ≥ cT2

3

(15)

 Unknown (no lesion on CT or MRI)

7

(35)

Urine cytology

 Positive

13

(65)

 Negative

7

(35)