Survival after bladder-preservation with brachytherapy versus radical cystectomy; a single institution experience

European Urology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 239-245

  Nieuwenhuijzen, J A ^a   Pos, F ^a   Moonen, L M F ^a   Hart, A A M ^a   Horenblas, S ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Bladder preservation; Brachytherapy; Cystectomy; Radiotherapy; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 21844472281     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2005.03.022     Document Type: Article

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