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 ...

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A continent urostomy is a type of urinary diversion surgery that may be recommended in cases where your bladder isn’t functioning normally due to injury or disease. Unlike other types of urostomies, ...

Cutaneous urinary diversion is a procedure that involves making incisions into the skin to create a new pathway for urine to exit your body. If your urinary tract doesn’t function well, you may need a ...

A comparative analysis of complication rates in urinary diversions: Exploring the impact of contemporary surgical trends. Demographics and perioperative characteristics of patients stratified by ...

Bladder cancer is mainly urothelial carcinoma, with non-muscle-invasive and muscle-invasive types, and smoking as a key risk factor. Diagnosis involves cystoscopy, biopsy, urine cytology, and imaging ...

Evaluating the survival benefits of adjuvant immunotherapy in muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma: A real-world experience. Preoperative and operative characteristics for patients undergoing radical ...

Cystoprostatectomy is a type of surgery to treat bladder cancer in men. It involves removing both the bladder (called a cystectomy) and the prostate gland (prostatectomy) in men who have cancer that ...

In-hospital complications are common among urinary bladder cancer (UBC) patients treated with radical cystectomy, according to a study published online in BJU International. Mieke van Hemelrijck, PhD, ...