Urostomy is a common type of surgery used in the treatment of bladder cancer. There are two types: ileal conduit (the more common type) and cutaneous ureterostomy. If your urinary system stops working ...

The extent of lymphadenectomy and overall survival depend on the timing of radiotherapy for rectal cancer. Background: Patients with advanced primary or recurrent colorectal cancers that undergo total ...

When a surgeon removes all or part of the bladder, they create a new channel to allow urine to drain from the body. This type of surgery is called an ileal conduit. After surgery, a person will live ...

URINARY diversion is essential for the management of certain urologic disorders of childhood. Implantation of the ureters into an isolated segment of ileum, with restoration of intestinal continuity, ...

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Procedures to either replace the bladder or help the bladder hold urine are called urinary diversions. Urinary diversion can be as simple as using a small part of the bowel as a tube for the urine to ...

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 ...

Bernard H. Bochner, MD, FACS, Urologic Surgeon, Sir Murray F. Brennan Chair in Surgery, in discussion with a patient. A large cohort of patients with high-risk bladder cancer who underwent radical ...

Radical cystectomy with urinary diversion including neobladder remains the standard of care for muscle-invasive bladder cancer. There has been a slow shift over the past 15 years toward a more ...

What is the appropriate management of recurrent urinary tract infection in a diabetic kidney transplant patient who is more than 3 years posttransplantation? She has neurogenic bladder and is status ...