The neobladder procedure involves reshaping a portion of the small intestine to replace the ... Bladder cancer affects 75,000 Americans every year. The most-telling symptom is usually blood in ...

Bladder cancer affects 75,000 people in this country every year, but treating it can bring drastic change to patients. So now, Bay Area surgeons are offering a new option -- the neobladder procedure.

Greenberg also said he avoids the neobladder in patients with prior radiation to the pelvis, for example, from rectal or prostate cancer. The acute and semi-acute recovery is longer for ...

The neobladder procedure involves reshaping a portion of the small intestine to replace the diseased bladder. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County Inland Empire Ventura County California.

Background. Most patients who undergo radical cystectomy for invasive bladder cancer receive orthotopic neobladder reconstruction, but little is known about the incidence and etiology of emptying ...

In a study of 169 patients who underwent radical cystectomy and ileal neobladder substitution to treat muscle-invasive bladder cancer, progressive CKD developed in 26 patients (15%), including 2 ...

Invasive bladder cancer is usually treated with radical cystectomy followed by urinary diversion. Most male patients undergo continent reconstruction using an ileal neobladder, which is presumed ...

A recent study described approaches used globally for treating urinary incontinence after radical cystectomy and orthotopic neobladder reconstruction. A recent systematic review sought to outline ...

Background: Cystectomy followed by urinary diversion impacts significantly patients' quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate health-related quality of life of patients who had ...

Background: To assess the effects of pelvic radiotherapy (RT) on orthotopic neobladder reconstruction (ONR), this review presents retrospective data of surgical outcomes following prior RT.Methods: ...