Extended oral antibiotic prophylaxis eliminated UTIs after robot-assisted radical cystectomy procedures. Prophylactic antibiotics reduced overall infections by two-thirds and saved $9,000 per patient.

A retrospective study showed that recurrence of bladder cancer after radical cystectomy can occur up to 4 years after surgery. Patients who have no residual disease following radical cystectomy for ...

The FDA recently approved a pretzel-shaped implant that helps some bladder cancer patients keep their bladder. Dr. Chris ...

How does robot-assisted radical cystectomy compare with traditional open radical cystectomy for management of patients with bladder cancer? To answer this question, the authors of a study published in ...

Investigators report finding no significant difference in positive surgical margin rates among open, laparoscopic, and robotic-assisted approaches to partial cystectomy. Partial cystectomy for bladder ...

PATIENTS AND METHODS: All patients undergoing radical cystectomy with bilateral pelvic iliac lymphadenectomy, with the intent to cure, for transitional-cell carcinoma of the bladder between July 1971 ...

The FDA approved pembrolizumab or pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph in combination with enfortumab vedotin-ejfv ...

STOCKHOLM — Patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) have better survival outcomes if they are treated with immediate primary cystectomy rather than receiving an initial bladder- sparing ...

It is widely accepted—at least in the US—that radical cystectomy is the most appropriate and effective treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Conversely, transurethral resection, with or ...

Keytruda and Padcev improve event-free and overall survival for adults with muscle invasive bladder cancer who cannot receive ...