Patients undergoing cystectomy for bladder cancer may have some options when selecting the most appropriate type of urinary diversion. Each form of urinary diversion has some pros and cons, according ...

Purpose. The postsurgical use of N-acetylcysteine, octreotide, and other agents to reduce mucus accumulation after urinary diversion procedures is described. Conclusion. Various agents evaluated for ...

The field of continent catheterisable channels and urinary diversion techniques has evolved considerably over recent decades. These techniques, which facilitate bladder drainage through a surgically ...

Invasive bladder cancer, which is when cancer has invaded the muscles of the bladder wall, is often treated with a radical cystectomy. This involves the removal of the entire bladder. Individuals ...

Procedures to either replace the bladder or help the bladder hold urine are called urinary diversions. Urinary diversion can be as simple as using a small part of the bowel as a tube for the urine to ...

Radical cystectomy with urinary diversion including neobladder remains the standard of care for muscle-invasive bladder cancer. There has been a slow shift over the past 15 years toward a more ...

NOTE. History of chronic kidney disease on the basis of diagnosis codes from inpatient and outpatient claims in the year prior to bladder cancer diagnosis. History of fracture on the basis of ...

Bernard H. Bochner, MD, FACS, Urologic Surgeon, Sir Murray F. Brennan Chair in Surgery, in discussion with a patient. A large cohort of patients with high-risk bladder cancer who underwent radical ...