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On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Le Parisien, Pascal Obispo spoke in complete privacy about his experience in the public hospital. He explains how he was operated on last July by a urologist surgeon for renal colic, who detected a polyp in his bladder. Zoom in on this tumor.
Le Parisien is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year and to mark the occasion, the newspaper is inviting various personalities to express themselves. Pascal Obispo took part in the exercise and recounts his experience of the public hospital in the columns of the daily newspaper.
Renal colic leading to the discovery of a bladder polyp
The artist explains that he suffered from renal colic this summer. The singer then suffered from excruciating pain similar to that of “childbirth” according to him. An operation is scheduled.
The operation finally took place in Bordeaux and during it, the urologist surgeon detected a polyp in the bladder.During this intervention, he realizes that I have a polyp in my bladder which could be disturbing later… He takes the liberty of removing it.” explains Pascal Obispo. “I particularly appreciated the fact that it saved me from another operation or even cancer. But I still had to cancel five concerts due to complications, which had never happened to me in my thirty-year career.”
What is a bladder polyp?
On the website of the French Association of Urology, Dr. Priscilla Léon, urologist at the Pasteur clinic in Royan, explains that bladder polyps are rarely benign.The doubt comes from the name itself. When we hear polyp, we do not specifically hear that it is a cancerous tumor.”. Before adding: “In the bladder, when we talk about a polyp, in 99% of cases it is a tumor and therefore a cancer.“.
What is the follow-up when you have a bladder polyp?
For Pascal Obispo, the polyp has been removed and the singer seems to be doing well. “Benign polyps in the bladder are very rare” continues the expert. “On the other hand, the tumor may be superficial (it does not invade the bladder muscle) but it remains a cancer and requires treatment and monitoring.”
For the doctor, 75% of bladder tumors are non-infiltrating tumors, with a good prognosis. Be careful, however, warn specialists, because polyps tend to recur, especially in smokers. Consequently, regular monitoring, including exploratory endoscopies, is necessary and should not be neglected.