Organ conservation in invasive bladder cancer by transurethral resection, chemotherapy and radiation: Results of a urodynamic and quality of life study on long-term survivors

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1772-1776

  Zietman, Anthony L ^a   Sacco, Dianne ^a   Skowronski, Uri ^a   Gomery, Pablo ^a   Kaufman, Donald S ^a   Clark, Jack A ^b   Talcott, James A ^a   Shipley, William U ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder neoplasms; Drug therapy; Quality of life; Radiation; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BLADDER COMPLIANCE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CYSTECTOMY; DEFECATION DISORDER; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; SALVAGE THERAPY; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOM; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0141919743     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000093721.23249.c3     Document Type: Article

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