TABLE 1. Individual surgeon variability identifying bladder lesions as recurrent tumour in the same patients by NBI cystoscopy.
NBI finding by surgeon* | No. of patients | Pathology on biopsy, n (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Tumour | No tumour | ||
H.H. | |||
Positive | 29 | 24 (83) | 5 (17) |
Negative | 21 | 2 (10) | 19 (90) |
M.D. | |||
Positive | 30 | 20 (67) | 10 (33) |
Negative | 20 | 6 (30) | 14 (70) |
G.D. | |||
Positive | 25 | 20 (80) | 5 (20) |
Negative | 25 | 6 (24) | 19 (75) |
J.T. | |||
Positive | 26 | 18 (69%) | 8 (31) |
Negative | 24 | 8 (33) | 16 (67) |
Each surgeon identified a suspected recurrent bladder tumour in each patient using NBI cystoscopy and then recorded whether the lesion was positive or negative for tumour on biopsy.