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Cystectomy for Carcinoma of the Bilharzial Bladder: 138 cases 5 Years Later
Author(s) -
GHONEIM M. A.,
ASHAMALLAH A. G.,
ELHAMMADY S.,
GABALLAH M. A.,
SOLIMAN ELSAYED H.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1979.tb03597.x
Subject(s) - cystectomy , carcinoma , urology , medicine , general surgery , bladder cancer , cancer
Summary— Our experience is outlined with 138 cases of bilharzial bladder cancer treated by radical cystectomy and followed for 5 years. The operative mortality was 13.7%. The 5‐year survival rate was 32.6%. Analysis of survival figures revealed that the tumour grade was the most important prognostic factor. Most treatment failures were due to local recurrence which developed early after treatment. It was concluded that improvement in survival might be obtained by some form of pre‐operative irradiation augmented by the use of a hypoxic cell sensitiser.