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 cystectomy is a surgery to remove your bladder. The bladder can stretch or relax to hold about 2 cups of urine (pee). Cystectomy often treats bladder cancer. But bladder removal surgery can help ...

Researchers reported "counterintuitive" findings about the benefits of bladder-sparing therapy compared with radical cystectomy in a prospective observational cohort study of patients with recurrent, ...

PATIENTS AND METHODS: All patients undergoing radical cystectomy with bilateral pelvic iliac lymphadenectomy, with the intent to cure, for transitional-cell carcinoma of the bladder between July 1971 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of robot-assisted vs. open radical cystectomy led to a significantly increased number of days alive and out ...

Preoperative hypogonadism is associated with a higher risk for all-cause and cancer-specific mortality after radical cystectomy for urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. Preoperative hypogonadism is ...

Guest Dr. John Gore and host Dr. Davide Soldato discuss JCO article, "12-Month Results from the CISTO Study Comparing Radical Cystectomy Versus Bladder-Sparing Therapy for Recurrent Non-Muscle ...

Trial findings bolster guideline recommendations limiting perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis to 24 hours or less for cystectomy with urinary diversion. Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis that ...