title: Preoperative hydronephrosis predicts extravesical and node positive disease in patients undergoing cystectomy for bladder cancer.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Stimson
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cookson
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Barocas
authors.forename: Peter E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Humphrey
authors.forename: Sanjay G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Sam S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015653:Cystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000150:complications*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*