RADICAL CYSTECTOMY IN THE OCTOGENARIAN
Stroumbakis N, Herr H, Cookson M, Fair W. RADICAL CYSTECTOMY IN THE OCTOGENARIAN. Journal Of Urology 1997, 158: 2113-2117. PMID: 9366325, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)68171-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive bladder cancerBladder cancerMedian performance statusOutcome of cystectomyUse of cystectomyMedian hospital stayPatients 80 yearsMore medical problemsMedian survival timePatients 78Surgery 66Acceptable morbidityHospital stayOperative mortalityComplication ratePerformance statusSurgical complicationsMedian ageRadical cystectomySurgical reasonsUrinary diversionMedical illnessIntensive careFunctional statusQuality survivalUreteral Carcinoma in Situ at Radical Cystectomy: Does the Margin Matter?
Silver D, Stroumbakis N, Russo P, Fair W, Herr H. Ureteral Carcinoma in Situ at Radical Cystectomy: Does the Margin Matter? Journal Of Urology 1997, 158: 768-771. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)64312-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral carcinomaRadical cystectomyCarcinoma recurrencePositive cytologyMargin statusBladder cancerBacillus Calmette-Guerin treatmentRenal pelvis/ureterConsecutive radical cystectomiesUpper tract carcinomaUpper tract recurrenceCancer-specific survivalMetastatic bladder cancerPositive urinary cytologyFrozen section examinationLack of morbidityBladder tumor stageExpectant managementTract recurrenceMedian followupUreteral resectionSpecific survivalNegative marginsBladder tumorsTumor stageUreteral Carcinoma in Situ at Radical Cystectomy
Silver D, Stroumbakis N, Russo P, Fair W, Herr H. Ureteral Carcinoma in Situ at Radical Cystectomy. Journal Of Urology 1997, 158: 768-771.. PMID: 9258077, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199709000-00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral carcinomaRadical cystectomyCarcinoma recurrencePositive cytologyMargin statusBladder cancerBacillus Calmette-Guerin treatmentRenal pelvis/ureterConsecutive radical cystectomiesUpper tract carcinomaUpper tract recurrenceCancer-specific survivalMetastatic bladder cancerPositive urinary cytologyFrozen section examinationLack of morbidityBladder tumor stageUreteral marginsExpectant managementTract recurrenceMedian followupSpecific survivalUreteral resectionNegative marginsBladder tumors