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Perioperative Strategies to Reduce Postoperative Complications After Radical Cystectomy

  • Urothelial Cancer (A Sagalowsky, Section Editor)
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Radical cystectomy with creation of urinary diversion is the standard treatment for muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. Despite advances in perioperative care, radical cystectomy is associated with significant morbidity. Reduction in perioperative morbidity and mortality remains a primary focus of bladder cancer outcome improvement. A number of evidence-based approaches to perioperative care have been proposed to reduce the overall burden of complications associated with radical cystectomy. Herein, we highlight and review recent and evolving evidence-based strategies to minimize the morbidity associated with surgical management of muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

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  1. Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, Rowan University School of Medicine, Camden, NJ, 08103, USA

    Jeffrey J. Tomaszewski

  2. Division of Urologic Oncology, Department of Surgery, Fox Chase Cancer Center-Temple University Health System, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19111, USA

    Marc C. Smaldone

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Tomaszewski, J.J., Smaldone, M.C. Perioperative Strategies to Reduce Postoperative Complications After Radical Cystectomy. Curr Urol Rep 16, 26 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11934-015-0503-0

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