Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Robotic-assisted cystectomy demonstrated comparable 2-year PFS to open cystectomy among patients with bladder ...

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 ...

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 ...

Robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) can now replicate open radical cystectomy (ORC) in terms of technical benchmarks and could have other unique advantages RARC is associated with less blood loss ...

New data show that a large subset of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) can avoid cystectomy and enjoy long-term, bladder-intact, disease-free survival. Among 64 study participants ...

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 ...

Only 27% of patients undergoing radical cystectomy with ileal conduit received antibiotic prophylaxis according to AUA guidelines, a study found. Most patients who undergo radical cystectomy with ...

AKI after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer was associated with increased risk for recurrence and death. Perioperative acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients who undergo radical cystectomy for ...

Use of robot-assisted vs. open radical cystectomy led to a significantly increased number of days alive and out of the hospital among patients with nonmetastatic bladder cancer. Perspective from David ...

Effect of Endothelin-A Receptor Blockade With Atrasentan on Tumor Progression in Men With Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer: A Randomized, Phase II, Placebo-Controlled Trial Purpose: To investigate ...