A consensus conference convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the
Société Internationale d'Urologie (SIU) met to critically review reports of urinary diversion …

PURPOSE:: We critically examined the evidence supporting the widely accepted notion that
patients undergoing continent urinary tract reconstruction after cystectomy experience …

Purpose: Continent forms of urinary diversion have become a gold standard of urinary tract
reconstruction after radical cystectomy, based mostly on the premise of improved quality of …

The orthotopic neobladder has become the preferred method of handling the urinary tract
after removal of the bladder in men and women. However, an improved quality of life …

Purpose The current literature on the impact of different urinary diversions on patients' health
related quality of life (HR-QoL) showed a marginally better quality of life scores of orthotopic …

Background Radical cystectomy and urinary diversion is the treatment of choice for invasive
bladder cancer. Quality of life (QOL) is an important outcome of surgery. This review …

Not much is generally known regarding the burden imposed by bladder cancer upon patient
health-related quality of life (HRQL). The role of HRQL in affecting patient preferences and …

Purpose: The impact of orthotopic urinary diversion on the quality of cystectomy and ensuing
cancer control has not been adequately studied. We analyzed our experience with this …

Aim: In this prospective study our aim was to establish the time it takes cystectomized
patients' to adapt to their new health status. Materials and Method: A total of 68 patients …

BACKGROUND. Most urologists specializing in the management of patients with bladder
cancer consider continent urinary diversion the reconstructive technique that affords the best …