Impact of the level of muscle invasion in organ-confined bladder cancer.

Objective: We evaluated whether there is a survival difference between patients having pT2a and pT2b invasive bladder carcinomas without nodal involvement and distant metastases.

Patients And Methods: Three hundred and thirty-six patients with invasive carcinomas of the bladder underwent radical cystectomy. Seventy-five patients with organ-confined disease were evaluated.

Giant renal calculus in a solitary functioning kidney.

We report a case of giant renal calculus 230 x 140 mm in size and weighing 1,350 g in a solitary functioning kidney treated by nephrolithotomy. A 47-year-old man presented with right lumbar pain, abdominal mass and microscopic hematuria. Physical examination revealed a stony hard mass on the right side of the abdomen, extending from the subcostal region to the iliac crest.

Erection- and ejaculation-preserving cystectomy with orthotopic urinary diversion: is it feasible?

Nerve-sparing techniques to preserve sexual function in men undergoing cystoprostatectomy have been documented by different centers. We evaluated the results of the first 4 erection- and ejaculation-preserving cystectomies performed in our department. The ages of patients ranged between 36 and 43 years.

Comparison of three types of continent urinary diversions in a single center.

The results including the complication and continence rates for 3 types of continent urinary diversion were evaluated. From 1992 to 1998 we performed 58 continent urinary diversions after radical cystectomy for invasive transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urinary bladder. All three types of continent diversions and ileal loop procedures were discussed and patient preferences were determined.

Large pelvic schwannoma causing bilateral hydronephrosis.

Schwannoma is a tumor originating from neural sheath schwann cells. We report here a case of benign retroperitoneal schwannoma that caused bilateral ureterohydronephrosis. The retroperitoneal localization in the present case is unusual.

Outcome of the treatment of invasive non-transitional cell carcinoma.

Background: We evaluated the treatment outcomes of non-transitional cell carcinoma (non-TCC) cases after radical cystectomy.

Methods: Radical cystectomy was performed in 259 invasive bladder cancer patients in our department and of these, 59 (22.7%) were non-TCC.