title: Place of cystectomy in superficial bladder cancer.
abstract: Between January 1978 and June 1985, 44 patients underwent cystectomy for clinically diagnosed superficial bladder cancer. Operative mortality was 13.6%. Early and late complications were observed in 34 and 55% patients, respectively. Clinical understaging was seen in 23%, and stage reduction in 18% of the patients. Clinical staging was correct in 59% of the patients. The mean follow-up was 40 months (range, 24-84 months). Five patients presented local recurrence (13%) of the tumor and 10 patients showed distant metastases (26%). Urethral and upper urinary tract recurrences were observed in 7 and 4 patients, respectively. Fourteen patients (39%) died of cancer after a mean follow-up of 24 months. The actuarial 5-year survival was achieved by 77% of the patients with PTo-PTa-PTis and by 67% of the patients with PT1 (p, not significant).
authors.affiliation: Fundación Puigvert, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chéchile
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sarroca
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zungri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosales
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martinez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014519:Ureterostomy; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*