"We found CKD to be independently associated with a higher likelihood of nonorgan confined disease and lymph node metastases as well as postoperative transfusion and 90-day readmissions." – Nguyen, et ...

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 ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Cheryl Lee, MD: Welcome to Medscape InDiscussion. I'm Cheryl Lee, and today we'll be discussing a topic that has continued to be controversial. I'm ...

Radical cystectomy is a standard treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). However, radical cystectomy is a life-changing operation due to the need for urinary diversion and is associated ...

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 ...

Radical cystectomy (RC) is the standard treatment for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, patients with high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, and patients with carcinoma in situ (CIS ...

For adults with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) or interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), robot-assisted laparoscopic supratrigonal cystectomy with augmentation ...

A World First at UCLA: Transplanting Hope For the first time, surgeons at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los ...