key articles
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.
Late Age ( > Years) Peak Incidence of Bladder Cancer
Thursday, 24 April 2008 - Schultzel et al. (2008) examined the incidence rates of bladder cancer by California Cancer Registry data to determine if any trends exist.
Complete records of the 55,159 cases of invasive bladder...
Authors: Schultzel et al.
Reflex Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Testing in the Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer
Tuesday, 22 April 2008 - Kipp et al. (2008) evaluated the usefulness of fluorescence in situ hybridization in the treatment of patients with equivocal cytology.
Fluorescence in situ hybridization was done in residual urine from...
Authors: Kipp et al.
Open Surgical Repair of Ureteral Strictures and Fistulas
Monday, 21 April 2008 - Open surgery after cystectomy can be a challenge. Msezane et al. (2008) reported the incidence of postoperative urinary diversion-enteric fistula and ureteral strictures in patients undergoing radical...
Authors: Msezane et al.
