Gender and age differences in blood utilization and length of stay in radical cystectomy
Monday, 5 May 2008 - Radical cystectomy is a major surgical procedure associated with significant blood loss and lengthy hospital stays. This surgical procedure is more challenging in women than men due to anatomical-based...
Authors: Cardenas-Turanzas et al.
Lymphadenectomy in minimally invasive urologic oncology
Saturday, 3 May 2008 - Standardization of pelvic lymphadenectomy in the urologic community is strongly needed. The definition of limited versus extended pelvic lymphadenectomy in the literature is variable, and the indications...
Authors: Vanni & Moinzadeh
Minimally invasive surgery in oncologic urology
Thursday, 1 May 2008 - In a review Bastide et al. (2008) highlighted the most important advances and results in minimally invasive oncologic surgery reported in the literature between September 2006 and September 2007.
For...
Authors: Bastide et al.
Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic radical cystectomy
Thursday, 1 May 2008 - Laparoscopic radical cystectomy is being increasingly performed at several centres across the world. In a review, Berger and Aron (2008) analyzed published perioperative and oncologic outcomes of this...
Authors: Berger & Aron
Chemotherapy of Bladder Cancer with Synthetic Marine Sponge Product HTI-286
Tuesday, 29 April 2008 - HTI-286 is a fully synthetic analogue of the natural tripeptide hemiasterlin that inhibits tubulin polymerization and has strong cytotoxic potential. Hadaschik et al. (2008) evaluated the inhibitory...
Authors: Hadaschik et al.
Inhibition of urinary bladder carcinogenesis by broccoli sprouts
Tuesday, 29 April 2008 - Isothiocyanates are a well-known class of cancer chemopreventive agents, and broccoli sprouts are a rich source of several isothiocyanates. Munday et al. (2008) reported that dietary administration to...
Authors: Munday et al.
