In this case report, we describe a severe arterial bleeding during transurethral resection of bladder cancer where routine endoscopic methods failed to stop the hemorrhage. In a vascular operating theater selective angiography with coiling managed the bleeding without any surgery-related complications.

Keywords:
Bleeding, Angiography, Endovascular, Coiling, Bladder cancer, Transurethral resection
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