Bowel dysfunction after transposition of intestinal segments into the urinary tract : 8-year prospective cohort study [PDF]
Purpose Bowel function may be disturbed after intestinal segments are transposed into the urinary tract to reconstruct or replace the bladder. In 1997, our group were the first to report major bowel dysfunction in a cohort of such patients: up to 42% of ...
ABACUS Research Group+8 more
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Workup and conservative management of ileal conduit-vaginal fistulas: review of literature. [PDF]
Ileal conduit-vaginal fistulas are a rare but challenging complication of urinary diversion. Here we identify risk factors and summarize the workup and conservative management strategies for this complication.
Chowdhury, Mashrin Lira+3 more
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The Current Use of Stem Cells in Bladder Tissue Regeneration and Bioengineering. [PDF]
Many pathological processes including neurogenic bladder and malignancy necessitate bladder reconstruction, which is currently performed using intestinal tissue. The use of intestinal tissue, however, subjects patients to metabolic abnormalities, bladder
Chan, Yvonne Y+3 more
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Bladder acellular matrix graft: in vivo functional properties of the regenerated rat bladder. [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the rat urinary bladder augmented by an acellular matrix graft can restore the bladder's low-pressure reservoir function and preserve normal micturition.
Dahiya, R+6 more
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Real-Time MRI of Continent and Stress Incontinent Male Patients after Orthotopic Ileal Neobladder [PDF]
Introduction: The aim of this study was to correlate anatomic differences with continence status in male patients after cystoprostatectomy and ileal neobladder using real-time magnetic resonance imaging.
Bauer, Ricarda M.+4 more
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Thermal dosimetry for bladder hyperthermia treatment. An overview. [PDF]
The urinary bladder is a fluid-filled organ. This makes, on the one hand, the internal surface of the bladder wall relatively easy to heat and ensures in most cases a relatively homogeneous temperature distribution; on the other hand the variable volume,
Bakker, Akke+12 more
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BcCluster: a bladder cancer database at the molecular level [PDF]
Background: Bladder Cancer (BC) has two clearly distinct phenotypes. Non-muscle invasive BC has good prognosis and is treated with tumor resection and intravesical therapy whereas muscle invasive BC has poor prognosis and requires usually systemic ...
Bhat, Akshay+5 more
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Intravesical rAd-IFNα/Syn3 for Patients With High-Grade, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin-Refractory or Relapsed Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: A Phase II Randomized Study. [PDF]
Purpose Many patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) are either refractory to bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) treatment or may experience disease relapse.
Bivalacqua, Trinity J+23 more
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Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in Bladder Cancer and Patient Prognosis: Results from a Large Clinical Cohort and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Aberrant overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) is observed in urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB). Studies evaluating COX2 as a prognostic marker in UCB report contradictory results.
Adonina Tardón+10 more
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Positive Surgical Margins in the 10 Most Common Solid Cancers. [PDF]
A positive surgical margin (PSM) following cancer resection oftentimes necessitates adjuvant treatments and carries significant financial and prognostic implications.
Califano, Joseph A+14 more
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