T1 bladder cancer in Norway: treatment and survival.

Aim: Evaluation of treatment and survival of pT1 stage (T1) bladder cancer (BC) patients diagnosed with transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder in Norway.

Material And Methods: According to the Cancer Registry of Norway, 1,108 patients were diagnosed with T1 BC between 2008-2012. Information on surgical and medical procedures was provided by the Norwegian Patients Registry.

Perioperative management of radical cystectomy in the Nordic countries.

Radical cystectomy is performed in all of the Nordic countries, but the current practice patterns remain unclear. This study explored current perioperative care and adherence to the Early Recovery After Cystectomy (ERAC) protocol and EAU guidelines by cystectomy surgeons in the Nordic countries. The study was performed as a survey including 47 centers performing cystectomies in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark.