Bladder Cancer Surgery

Eur Uroljavascript:AL_get(this, ‘jour’, ‘Eur Urol.’); 2010;57:196–201 (Epub 2009 Oct 20) Eur Urol 2010;57:202–3; author reply 203–4 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19931975?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstract (Source: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations) Source: MedWorm: Bladder Cancer

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Study Type – Prognosis (inception cohort)
Level of Evidence 1b (Source: BJU International)

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This article reviews the incidence of urothelial carcinoma in the retained urethra, risk factors for the development of urethral urothelial carcinoma, surveillance strategies, treatment modalities, and outcomes following intervention.
PMID: 20674702 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Urologic Clinics of North America)

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Source: Clinical Cancer Research, Reuters Health
Area: News
According to the findings of a retrospective analysis, the use of adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) after radical cystectomy is of benefit to patients with high-risk bladder cancer.
 
The authors note that there is evidence to suggest a survival advantage with AC following radical cystectomy; however limited conclusions can be drawn from this due to methodological issues and small sample sizes.  Because of this the routine use of AC has not gained widespread acceptance.  They decided to research this area further by conducting a multicentre observational study.
 
Data from patients with a diagnosis of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder treated with radical cystectomy and lymphadenectomy at one of 11 i… Source: MedWorm: Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer invasive into the pelvic side wall or into adjacent organs other than the prostate, vagina, and uterus is classified as clinical stage T4b. Locally advanced tumors of this category are generally considered unresectable and patients are treated primarily with multiagent chemotherapy. This treatment is generally considered to be palliative. Our study highlights that a subpopulation of these patients will become amenable to surgical resection after chemotherapy and can be cured with dual modality therapy… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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The Role Of Radical Cystectomy In Patients With Clinical T4b Bladder Cancer Medical News Today (press release) Bladder cancer invasive into the pelvic side wall or into adjacent organs other than the prostate, vagina, and uterus is classified as clinical stage T4b. …

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BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) – Bladder cancer invasive into the pelvic… (Source: UroToday) Source: MedWorm: Bladder Cancer

Authors: Drewa T, Chlosta P, Czajkowski R
Radical open cystectomy is a treatment of choice for muscle invasive urinary bladder cancer. Laparoscopic radical cystectomy (LapRC) is surgically advanced and is an extremely difficult technique but presents many advantages. Urinary diversion (conduit, pouch or neobladder) when performed during laparoscopy necessitates a conversion to open procedure. Urinary diversion using an autologous bowel is associated with longer operative times and complications. The authors have analyzed the LapRC procedure and its 2 main parts-that is, bladder resection and urinary diversion. The emphasis was on the operative time and complications related to the urinary diversion procedure. A urinary diversion created in vitro could make the LapRC totally intracorpor… Source: MedWorm: Bladder Cancer

UroToday.com – In this analysis, we set out to evaluate the lymph node yield in the first 35 patients that underwent robot assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy for management of bladder cancer at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. We compared the results from our initial robotic experience to the last 35 open radical cystectomies that were performed at our institution for curative intent. The same anatomical boundaries were used to define the extent of the lymph node dissection in all patients… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) Source: MedWorm: Bladder Cancer