Preoperative hydronephrosis predicts extravesical and node positive disease in patients undergoing cystectomy for bladder cancer.
Stimson
C J
CJ
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Cookson
Michael S
MS
Barocas
Daniel A
DA
Clark
Peter E
PE
Humphrey
John E
JE
Patel
Sanjay G
SG
Smith
Joseph A
JA
Chang
Sam S
SS
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*