Impact of delay in cystoscopic surveillance on recurrence and progression rates in patients with non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Abstract

This study showed that a 2-5 months of delay in follow-up cystoscopy increases the risk of recurrence by 2.4-fold, and delay in cystoscopy for more than 3 months increases the probability of progression by 6.7-fold. We suggest that cystoscopic surveillance should be done during the COVID-19 pandemic according to the schedule set by relevant guidelines.