Eila C. Skinner
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Salvage radical cystoprostatectomy and orthotopic urinary diversion following radiation failure.
J Urol. 1998; (1): 29-33
Salvage surgery followed by lower urinary tract reconstruction is a viable therapeutic option for patients in whom definitive radiation therapy for localized bladder or prostate cancer has failed. Improvements in surgical technique and postoperative care have significantly improved overall outcome. An enhanced understanding of the rhabdoid sphincteric mechanism responsible for maintaining urinary continence following cystoprostatectomy has helped make the orthotopic neobladder the procedure of choice for patients requiring lower urinary tract reconstruction. We describe our experience with salvage surgery and orthotopic bladder substitution following failed radical radiation therapy.
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