Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for more than 90% of cases of malignant kidney tumors and represents 2-3% of all malignancies worldwide. Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the most common type of RCC, comprising 70-80% of cases. RCC most co...
Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica
Jun 1, 2023
Radical cystectomy is an invasive procedure frequently followed by postoperative complications. Although the protocol of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is used in the postoperative course, several components of the ERAS protocol may increase ...
Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences
May 28, 2023
Leiomyosarcoma of urinary bladder (LMS-UB) is a highly malignant mesenchymal tumor, accounting for less than 0.5% of all bladder malignancies, with a predominant clinical presentation of hematuria. Here we report a case of low-grade LMS-UB. A 44-year...
Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica
May 1, 2023
A 78-year-old male visited the referring hospital because of asymptomatic gross hematuria. The patient was diagnosed with bladder cancer, clinical stage T3aN2M0, after multiple tumors were found in the bladder by cystoscopy and bilateral obturator ly...
INTRODUCTION: Radical cystectomy represents the standard of care for localized muscle invasive or high-grade non-muscle invasive BCG unresponsive bladder cancer. Several randomized control trials have been published comparing open (ORC) with robot-as...
BACKGROUND: Blood transfusions (BT) have been associated with adverse oncologic outcomes in multiple malignancies including open radical cystectomy (ORC) for urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB). Robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) with int...
International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Jan 1, 2023
INTRODUCTION: Robotic approach has shown its feasibility and safety with respect to open approach for radical cystectomy (1). The performances of HugoTM RAS system (Medtronic, Minneapolis, USA) have been demonstrated in several clinical scenarios (2-...