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 survival