After the bladder is surgically removed and the urinary system diverted, most can return to their usual activities. When William O’Brien was diagnosed with bladder cancer at 75, he fit the profile of ...

Partial cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer offers metastasis- and cancer-free survival comparable to that of radical cystectomy, but with less perioperative morbidity. Partial and radical ...

PURPOSE: To evaluate our long-term experience with patients treated uniformly with radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection for invasive bladder cancer and to describe the association of ...

Removal of the bladder, called radical cystectomy, is the preferred treatment for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) as well as for some with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC ...

A 30-day course of prophylactic antibiotics following robot-assisted radical cystectomy significantly reduces the incidence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and related complications, researchers ...

thrombus, blood clot, thrombosis Swedish studies reveal significantly elevated risks for myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, pulmonary embolism, and deep vein thrombosis. Patients undergoing ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic cystectomy appears adequate to support the use of this procedure provided that normal arrangements are in place for clinical governance, ...