After the bladder is surgically removed and the urinary system diverted, most can return to their usual activities. When William O’Brien was diagnosed with bladder cancer at 75, he fit the profile of ...

Explore surgical options for metastatic bladder cancer, including radical cystectomy and metastasectomy. Learn how surgery can improve survival and quality of life.

A large meta-analysis suggests radical cystectomy offers better survival outcomes compared with trimodality therapy for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Radical cystectomy (RC) for muscle ...

Robotic surgery for bladder cancer speeds recovery, reduces pain, and improves quality of life. It also significantly reduces risks such as blood clots and can preserve functions like sexual health.

Patients with pCR have improved outcomes after radical cystectomy, with or without prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy. 16, 17 In the landmark phase III Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) 8710 trial comparing ...

A 30-day course of prophylactic antibiotics following robot-assisted radical cystectomy significantly reduces the incidence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and related complications, researchers ...

—A retrospective real-world study of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer showed that robot-assisted and laparoscopic radical cystectomy reduce post-surgical complication rates, compared to ...

In the past decade there has been a rapid expansion of the use of robotic assistance during surgery that involves minimally invasive approaches. In the United Kingdom, robot-assisted radical ...

Researchers evaluate whether postoperative ctDNA-guided adjuvant atezolizumab after radical cystectomy is cost-effective compared with standard care in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Patients with alcohol use disorder have higher rates of adverse in-hospital outcomes after radical cystectomy in 9 of 14 complication categories, including early death. Alcohol use disorder is ...