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LIMITS OF TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION IN DETECTING RARE HISTOLOGICAL VARIANTS WITHIN LARGE UROTHELIAL BLADDER TUMORS

2016

The activity of intravesical hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate administration on urothelial gene expression. Preliminary results on the epiderm…

2017

Predictors of residual T1 high grade on re-transurethral resection in a large multi-institutional cohort of patients with primary T1 high-grade/grade…

2018

The aim of this multi-institutional study was to identify predictors of residual high-grade (HG) disease at re-transurethral resection (reTUR) in a large cohort of primary T1 HG/Grade 3 (G3) bladder cancer patients. A total of 1155 patients with primary T1 HG/G3 bladder cancer from 13 academic institutions that underwent a reTUR within 6 weeks after first TUR were evaluated. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association of predictive factors with residual HG at reTUR. Residual HG cancer was found in 288 (24.9%) of patients at reTUR. Patients presenting residual HG cancer were more likely to have carcinoma in situ (CIS) at first resection (p=25 kg/m2. On multivariable …

Quality of life following urinary diversion: Orthotopic ileal neobladder versus ileal conduit. A multicentre study among long-term, female bladder ca…

2019

Abstract Introduction Women undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) followed by urinary diversion (UD) for bladder cancer experience a substantial reduction in health-related quality of life (HRQOL). At present, studies comparing long-term QOL outcomes for different UD methods, needed to inform evidence-based choices of bladder reconstruction for female patients, are sparse. Our objective was to compare two common UD methods in terms of their HRQOL outcomes in women. Materials and methods We retrospectively analysed HRQOL in 73 consecutive female bladder cancer patients having undergone orthotopic ileal neobladder (IONB, N = 24) or ileal conduit (IC, N = 49) following RC between 2007 and 2013 in…

Small omphalocele with umbilical evagination of the bladder: a distinct entity?

2006

A neonatal case of umbilical evagination of the bladder combined with a small omphalocele is presented. This rare congenital malformation has previously been described in only three cases. Umbilical evagination can be understood as a disturbance of development of both the vitelline and allantoic ducts, resulting in a non-descended but otherwise normal bladder opening to the inferior margin of a small omphalocele. Diagnosis is made by clinical inspection and ultrasound. Since other malformations are not present, this entity may be regarded as a minor form of a lower midline defect with excellent prognosis.

MP-07.13

2006

S9-Fibronectin, EGF-R, HB-EGF:biomarkers of urothelial damage during intravesical adjuvant therapy?

2013

Intravesical chemotherapy and immunotherapy with BCG represent the standard therapy to prevent recurrence after transurethral resection (TUR) of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMI-BC). Maintenance for at least one year is considered the best regimen. Noteworthy, a relevant number of patients do not complete the planned treatment due to local toxicity of the drug given intravesically1, 2. A major challenge for the urologists is to identify an early urothelial damage biomarker to prevent severe local toxicity requiring treatment interruption and to improve patient's compliance. The preliminary purpose of our research was to verify the possible correlation between urothelial damage induce…

PROPHYLACTIC BLADDER INSTILLATIONS WITH IALURIL (R) MAY REDUCE SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE RADIATION CYSTITIS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING RADIOTHERAPY FOR PELVIC TU…

2012

Introduction: Acute radiation cystitis (RC) is a common and debilitating problem in patients undergoing radiotherapy for urogenital malignancies. Acute RC symptoms include painful micturition, urgency, frequency, and nicturia We studied the feasibility and efficacy of intravesical instillations with Ialuril® (sodium hyaluronate and chondroitin sulfate sterile solution) to reduce acute radiation cystitis in men and women undergoing pelvic radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: The single-arm study was performed between September 2010 and June 2011 and included 15 patients who met the following criteria: primary or adjuvant radiotherapy for pelvic cancer. Exclusion criteria were: bladder cancer…

THE ROLE OF PERI-OPERATIVE BLOOD TRANSFUSION ON CANCER SPECIFIC AND OVERALL MORTALITY AFTER RADICAL CYSTECTOMY FOR BLADDER CANCER

2014

Only few studies investigated the impact of the peri-operative blood transfusion (PBT) rate on both cancerspecific (CSM) and overall mortality (OM) after radical cystectomy (RC) for bladder cancer (Bca). To date, no study has taken into account the possible prognostic role of the pre-operative hemoglobin level (Hb). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of both pre-operative Hb level and PBT rate on CSS and OS of patients who underwent RC. Materiali e metodi The study cohort included 1575 patients treated with RC for BCa between 1990 and 2012 at a single tertiary referral center. Complete clinical, pathological and follow up-data was available for all the patients. Kaplan- Meier …

Is vaginal fractional CO2 laser treatment effective in improving overactive bladder symptoms in post-menopausal patients? Preliminary results

2016

To evaluate the role of vaginal fractional CO2 laser treatment in the relief of Overactive Bladder (OAB) symptoms in post-menopausal women.Post-menopausal women who complained of one or more symptoms related to vulvo-vaginal atrophy (VVA), who experienced symptoms of OAB and who underwent vaginal treatment with fractional CO2 laser were enrolled in the study. At baseline (T0) and 30 days post-treatment T1), vaginal status (using Vaginal Health Index - VHI), subjective intensity of VVA symptoms (using a visual analog scale - VAS) and micturition diary were evaluated. OAB symptoms were also assessed using a validated questionnaire.Thirty patients were enrolled. A statistically significant imp…