key articles
Surgical tip to prevent bladder perforation during transurethral resection of bladder tumors
Wednesday, 30 July 2008 - Transurethral resection of bladder tumors is performed for the treatment of bladder cancer. Chen et al. (2008) described their surgical technique for transurethral resection of bladder tumors. It is easy...
Authors: Chen et al.
Erection recovery in post-radical cystectomy patients
Tuesday, 29 July 2008 - Literature regarding both subjective and objective evaluations of erectile function following radical cystectomy is deficient. Hekal et al. (2008) studied the recoverability of erectile function in...
Authors: Hekal et al.
Serotonin used as prognostic marker of urological tumors
Monday, 28 July 2008 - In regard to therapy and prognosis of urological tumors, specific tumor markers are lacking, especially in renal and urinary bladder carcinoma. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5-HT) is a monoamine...
Authors: Jungwirth et al.
Is robotic radical cystectomy an appropriate treatment for bladder cancer?
Sunday, 27 July 2008 - Recent case series have now been reported for robotic cystectomy. Despite the novelty of these approaches, few reports have been published on the oncologic and clinical outcomes, even in the short term....
Authors: Pruthi & Wallen
Chemotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer treated with definitive radiotherapy
Friday, 25 July 2008 - Radical cystectomy for invasive bladder cancer remains the standard of care in many parts of the world, including North America and many parts of Europe. However, a large body of international experience...
Authors: Choueiri & Raghavan
Endoscopic closure of transmural bladder wall perforations
Sunday, 20 July 2008 - Traditionally, intraperitoneal bladder perforations caused by trauma or iatrogenic interventions have been treated by open or laparoscopic surgery. Additionally, transvesical access to the peritoneal cavity...
Authors: Lima et al.
Thulium laser resection via a flexible cystoscope for recurrent non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: initial clinical experience
Friday, 18 July 2008 - Gao et al. (2008) presented their initial experience of thulium laser resection via a flexible cystoscope for recurrent non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (ThuRBT), as transurethral resection for bladder...
Authors: Gao et al.
Concomitant pathology in the prostate in cystoprostatectomy specimens
Thursday, 17 July 2008 - Saad et al. (2008) investigated possible associated pathology in the prostate removed from patients with invasive bladder cancer. The authors evaluated the justification for prostate-sparing...
Authours: Saad et al.
Combined accelerated external radiation and chemotherapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer
Wednesday, 16 July 2008 - Poortmans et al. (2008) prospectively evaluated concomitant radiotherapy and chemotherapy for advanced bladder cancer in a phase II EORTC trial to test whether it could be further studied as a potential...
Authors: Poortmans et al.
Predictors of intravesical therapy for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer
Saturday, 12 July 2008 - In response to variations in cancer care, clinical guidelines have been developed. For nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer, also known as superficial bladder cancer, two similar sets of guidelines were...
Authors: Huang et al.
