title: [Cystectomy in the elderly patient].
abstract: Bladder cancer is a carcinoma of the elderly population. The highest incidence of bladder cancer is between the ages of 70 and 80 years old. Radical cystectomy remains the gold standard for muscle invasive bladder cancer treatment. In this article different aspects of radical cystectomy in elderly patients are reviewed. The Pubmed-MEDLINE database was searched using the following keywords: radical, cystectomy, elderly and age.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Urologie und Kinderurologie, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland. georg.bartsch@kgu.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bartsch
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gust
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vallo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bartsch
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tsaur
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haferkamp
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015897:Comorbidity; D015653:Cystectomy / Q000401:mortality* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*