A study comparing continent cutaneous urinary diversion (CCUD), orthotopic bladder substitute (OBS) and ileal conduits in patients undergoing cystectomy has shown CCUD to be associated with good ...

Invasive bladder cancer, which is when cancer has invaded the muscles of the bladder wall, is often treated with a radical cystectomy. This involves the removal of the entire bladder. Individuals ...

A continent urostomy is a type of urinary diversion surgery that may be recommended in cases where your bladder isn’t functioning normally due to injury or disease. Unlike other types of urostomies, ...

Aging Health. 2013;9(5):529-538. Once diagnosed, bladder tumors are graded as either high or low grade, and staged according to the TNM classification of malignant tumors. There is a clear delineation ...

A cystectomy is a surgery to remove your bladder. The bladder can stretch or relax to hold about 2 cups of urine (pee). Cystectomy often treats bladder cancer. But bladder removal surgery can help ...

Cutaneous Ureterostomy a Good Alternative for Elderly RC Patients Shorter operating time is one advantage of cutaneous ureterostomy with a single stoma. Elderly bladder cancer patients with ...

A new study published in European Urology Open Science highlights a major breakthrough in kidney transplantation. Researchers ...