Introduction Despite significant morbidity, radical cystectomy (RC) is standard of care for
muscle invasive bladder cancer, certain high-risk nonmuscle invasive tumors and after …

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Radical cystectomy (RC) is a curative treatment for
patients with invasive bladder cancer, but carries significant morbidity. Modern …

Introduction Radical cystectomy (RC) is the standard of care for invasive nonmetastatic
bladder cancer. Unfortunately, it is a complex procedure and more than half of patients …

Objective To examine the incidence of perioperative complications after radical cystectomy
(RC) and assess their impact on 90‐day postoperative mortality during the index stay and …

Introduction Cystectomy is a first line treatment for muscle invasive bladder cancer and a last
resort option for several benign bladder conditions. It is currently unknown how the …

Complications following radical cystectomy (RC) have been extensively investigated but
evidence on the timing of their occurrence is scarce. We aimed to decipher timing patterns …

Background Morbidity after radical cystectomy (RC) is usually quantified in terms of rates of
complications, mortality, reoperations, and readmissions, and length of stay (LOS). The …

Methods: The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database was
queried from 2006 to 2011 for RC. Data on postoperative complications, operative time …

METHODS The medical records of 829 consecutive patients undergoing RC for bladder
cancer from 1/1/2005-7/15/2012 were reviewed. Patients were categorized by LOS as short …

Introduction: Radical cystectomy (RC) is the gold standard treatment for muscle-invasive
bladder cancer. This procedure has a high rate of perioperative complications, many of …