Anemia Ups Risk for Radical Cystectomy Complications
Anemia can identify patients at higher risk for radical cystectomy complications and may be useful in preoperative counseling, according to investigators.
Anemia can identify patients at higher risk for radical cystectomy complications and may be useful in preoperative counseling, according to investigators.
Men undergoing radical cystectomy are most likely to recover erectile function if they have good function before the surgery and receive nerve-sparing, according to investigators.
Number of days alive and out of hospital within first 90 days greater for robot-assisted surgery, but clinical significance of findings unclear
No difference seen in percentage of patients recovering at each time point for robot-assisted versus open radical cystectomy
In a study, approximately half of patients with and without stage 3a CKD maintained their renal function after orthotopic neobladder formation.
Increasing T stage has been associated with reduced long-term survival after trimodal therapy.
The findings should prompt further prospective trials on the benefit of radical cystectomy along with standard of care in this population, according to investigators.
Major complications after cancer surgery doubled the odds of a late readmission for venous thromboembolism.
The risk of developing a vaginal complication was 2.3-fold higher in women undergoing cystectomy for non-urologic cancers vs bladder cancer, a study found.
Computed tomography scans following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer does not accurately predict disease burden prior to radical cystectomy.