The Journal of urology
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The Journal of urology · Feb 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialA new concept for early recovery after surgery for patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: results of a prospective randomized study.
Early recovery after surgery concepts have gained wide acceptance in various surgical specialties. However, limited data are available for radical cystectomy. A new early recovery after surgery concept was compared to a more conservative regimen in patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. ⋯ Early recovery after surgery of patients who underwent radical cystectomy appears to have significant benefits compared to a conservative regimen in terms of postoperative morbidity, quality of life, use of analgesics and time spent in the intermediate care unit.
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The Journal of urology · Feb 2014
The effect of restaging transurethral resection on recurrence and progression rates in patients with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer treated with intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin.
We determined whether restaging resection before initiating induction intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin improves the recurrence-free rate in patients with high risk nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. ⋯ Failure to repeat resection before initiating intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy for high risk nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer significantly increases the risk of recurrence. Therefore, we believe that restaging resection should be performed before initiating bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy in all patients with high risk nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer.