Objective      To investigate the clinical efficacy of transurethral holmium laser resection of bladder tumor.       Methods      A total of 83 patients with superficial bladder tumor were randomly divided into observation group who receiving transurethral holmium laser resection of bladder tumor (n=43)

and control group undergoing standard electrocautery transurethral resection bladder tumor (n=40). The mean operative time

indwelling urethral catheter time

amount of blood loss

postoperative recurrences

the case number of obtaining tumor stages

and bladder perforation were compared between the 2 groups.       Results      There was no significant difference in tumor stage and grade in the 2 groups (P0.05)

so were the tumor recurrence and the incidence rate of urethral stricture (P0.05). The observation group had longer operative time than the control group (P0.01)

but lower amount of blood loss

shorter catheterization time and hospital stay than the control group (P0.01)

and lower incidence of bladder perforation.       Conclusions      Holmium laser resection of bladder tumor is a simple

effective and reliable approach

with less trauma and well tolerance for patients. It also had the advantages of few blood loss

shorter catheterization time and hospital stay

and is worthy of extensive application.