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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: We recorded persistent bladder symptoms after TURBT in 18 (16 %) of 116 patients in the TURBT-alone group (duration 3-7 days), 37 (31 %) of 119 in the PD mitomycin post-TURBT group (duration 20-30 days), and 24 (21 %) of 117 in the EMDA mitomycin pre-TURBT group (duration 7-12 days) ; haematuria after TURBT in eight (7 %) of 116 patients in the TURBT-alone group, 16 (13 %) of 119 in the PD mitomycin post-TURBT group, and 11 (9 %) of 117 in the EMDA mitomycin pre-TURBT group ; and bladder perforation after TURBT in five (4 %) of 116 patients in the TURBT-alone group, nine (8 %) of 119 in the PD mitomycin post-TURBT group, and seven (6 %) of 117 in the EMDA mitomycin pre-TURBT group.