Lawrenceville & Braselton · Bladder Cancer
What is a TURBT?
The Oakwood office at 4239 Mundy Mill Rd is getting ready to open. For now, our Braselton team is glad to book your visit, and procedures are scheduled at our Lawrenceville Clinic & Surgery Center.
By Advanced Urology ·
What's the short answer?
TURBT stands for transurethral resection of bladder tumor.
While you are under anesthesia, one of our urologists takes the tumor out by way of the urethra, so no skin incision is made.
The tissue goes to a lab to find out the type and depth of the tumor.
That helps decide next steps.
Many people go home the same day, sometimes with a catheter for a short time.
Blood in your urine, or a growth in your bladder seen on a scan or cystoscopy, means it's time to get checked.
What happens at your Crown Pointe Way appointment?
Visits for this topic usually happen at the Lawrenceville Clinic & Surgery Center, 501 Crown Pointe Way, or at our Braselton clinic. Expect our Gwinnett team to hear the whole story first, examine you briefly, then send any urine, blood or imaging orders down the hall. You leave knowing what was found and what the plan is.
How do our Lawrenceville urologists approach this?
When the question involves cancer, our Lawrenceville urologists review every result with you, use MRI or PSMA PET/CT when they add information, and describe active surveillance, robotic surgery, radiation, hormone therapy and newer medicines in everyday language so you can weigh them.
How should you get ready for Crown Pointe Way?
Note when it began, what eases or worsens it, and each medicine or supplement on your list. Carry your insurance card and photo ID, plus results from outside labs or scans. If someone helps you remember details, they are welcome in the room at Crown Pointe Way.
When should you phone us?
Call (678) 344-8900 if symptoms are changing, if a new result worries you, or if a treatment is not doing what you hoped. Crown Pointe Way schedulers will book you with a urologist or physician assistant who sees this concern often.
What should you read next?
Which videos can help?
Watch on YouTube: #021 - FDG PET / CT for Kidney, Bladder and Testicular CancersWhat the video covers: A podcast episode explaining the FDG PET/CT scan and how it is used to look for kidney, bladder and testicular cancers.
These open on Advanced Urology's YouTube channel.
How do I book a visit?
Our Lawrenceville and Braselton clinicians look forward to talking this over with you, and our Oakwood office on Mundy Mill Road is opening soon.
Schedule your visit with Advanced Urology in Lawrenceville or Braselton, with locations across metro Atlanta. (678) 344-8900 Book online