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High‐risk, high‐grade (T1G3) bladder cancer
Author(s) -
Herr Harry W.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.24553
Subject(s) - cystectomy , medicine , bladder cancer , cancer , surgery
Can the morbidity of cystectomy be justified in elderly, sick patients? Certainly, cystectomy is associated with significant complications, which appear to be more pronounced in the elderly. However, in experienced hands, cystectomy appears to be safe; and in high‐volume centers, only 1% of patients are deemed too ill to tolerate cystectomy.