[Risk factor analysis of post-operative complications in radical cystectomy for bladder transitional cell cancer: retrospective assessment from 208 consecutive cases].

Objective: To describe early complications (within 90 days) after radical cystectomy and to analyze the associated specific risk factors.

Methods: The clinical data from 208 consecutive cases of muscle invasive bladder cancer were collected and reviewed. Potential variables predictive of early morbidity were retrospectively analyzed.