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Prostate-Specific Antigen/blood , Prostatic Neoplasms/diagnosis , Aged , Biopsy , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prostate/pathologyABSTRACT
An 8% and 7% incidence of bladder neck contractures (BNC) requiring relief by transurethral incisions (TUI), (124) was found after review of 1471 TURP's and 71 retropubic prostatectomies. Prevention of BNC was attempted by leaving a one centimeter strip at the time of TURP (62), incising the bladder neck alone (42), or incising the bladder neck and interureteric ridge (65). Bladder neck obstruction occurred in 4.8% of the strips, 14% of the incised bladder necks only, and 3% of the incised bladder neck and contiguous interureteric ridges. A significant cost savings is possible.
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Contracture/etiology , Prostatectomy/adverse effects , Urinary Bladder , Contracture/prevention & control , Contracture/surgery , Humans , Male , Prostatectomy/methods , Retrospective Studies , Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction/etiologyABSTRACT
Radical cystectomy is the optimal treatment for patients with invasive bladder cancer. The presence of a fused pelvic kidney is an uncommon congenital abnormality and when found in a patient with bladder cancer may alter the operative procedure. Herein we report on a patient presenting with invasive bladder cancer and a pelvic "cake" kidney.
