Publications by authors named "B Bochner"
Background And Objective: Treatment burden refers to the overall impact of medical treatments on a patient's well-being and daily life. Our objective is to evaluate the impact of treatment burden on quality of life (QoL) in patients with genitourinary (GU) malignancies, highlighting the importance of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in clinical trials to inform treatment decisions and improve patient care.
Methods: We conducted a narrative review of clinical trials focused on GU malignancy (prostate, bladder, and kidney) between January 2000 and June 2024, analyzing related PROs and findings regarding treatment burden.
Purpose: Ureteral stents are commonly placed intraoperatively during radical cystectomy, although their efficacy in reducing complications is unproven. We compared clinical outcomes among patients undergoing robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal ileal conduit (RARC-IC) with or without ureteral stents to determine if omission of ureteral stents affects postoperative complications.
Materials And Methods: All RARC-IC surgeries performed at our institution between November 2017 and June 2023 were reviewed.
Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is characterized by type 2 (T2) inflammation. Recent studies, including our own, suggest that neutrophils are also elevated in T2 nasal polyps (NP) and that elevated neutrophils display an activated phenotype. However, the actual roles of neutrophils in NP pathogenesis in T2 CRSwNP are still largely unclear.
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- The study aimed to assess how urinary diversion methods during pelvic exenteration affect the quality of life for patients with recurrent gynecologic cancers.
- A retrospective analysis was conducted using validated questionnaires to measure participants’ health and functioning, dividing them into two groups based on urinary diversion type: continent (CD) and noncontinent (NCD).
- Results showed improvements in overall health and physical functioning over time, with CD patients reporting better social functioning and body image, but both groups ultimately returned to their baseline quality of life within a year after surgery.
Background: Various radiotherapeutic regimens are used in the treatment of bladder cancer.
Objective: We aimed to evaluate early toxicity and outcomes associated with hypofractionated radiation therapy (Hypo-RT), 55Gy in 20 fractions.
Material And Methods: We identified 40 patients who received definitive Hypo-RT for localized bladder cancer.