Publications by authors named "Carl J Bischoff"
Objectives: Radical cystectomy (RC) is associated with significant blood loss and transfusion requirement. We performed a prospective, randomized trial to compare blood loss, operative time, and cost using 2 different and commonly employed approaches to tissue ligation and division during RC: mechanical (stapler device) and electrosurgical (heat-sealing device).
Methods And Materials: Eighty patients undergoing RC for urothelial bladder carcinoma were randomized to use of either an Endo GIA Stapler or Impact LigaSure device for tissue ligation and division.
Purpose Of Review: To review the diagnosis and management of all stages of bladder cancer with an emphasis on studies and developments within the last year.
Recent Findings: Cystoscopy remains the mainstay in the detection and surveillance of bladder cancer, though fluorescent light may enhance detection as well as prolong recurrence-free survival. Urine cytology remains the gold standard for diagnosis and surveillance of bladder cancer; however, there are continued efforts in the development of urinary bladder cancer markers.
Purpose: We determined study characteristics, authorship and institutional origin of studies presented in abstract form at the Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association annual meetings and identified predictors of full text publication.
Materials And Methods: All abstracts of poster and podium presentations from the Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association annual meetings from 1996 to 2005 were reviewed. A standardized evaluation form was developed and tested in 2 subsets of 50 abstracts, and then applied by 2 individual reviewers with specific coding instructions.