Table 1.

Characteristics of patients undergoing monopolar or bipolar TURBT

Characteristic	Monopolar TUR	Bipolar TUR
No. pts	38	45
Median age (range)	70 (46–84)	66 (27–85)
Gender (%)
Males	29 (76)	40 (89)
Females	9 (24)	5 (11)
Prior TUR (%)	30 (79)	41 (91)
Prior BCG (%)	9 (24)	11 (24)
Dominant tumor size (%)
≤0.5 cm	4 (11)	1 (2)
0.5–2 cm	6 (16)	11 (24)
2–5 cm	15 (39)	17 (38)
> 5 cm	13 (34)	16 (36)
Tumor no. per pt (%)
Single	21 (55)	25 (56)
Multiple	17 (45)	20 (44)
2 lesions	9	12
3 lesions	2	3
4 lesions	5	3
5 lesions	1	1
6 lesions	0	1
Total no. of lesions	70	81

Age in years; TUR transurethral resection, BCG bacillus Calmette–Guerin