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...
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...
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.
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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...
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...












