A population-based cohort study examining the association of documented bladder diverticulum and bladder cancer risk in urology patients.

Chu-Wen FangVivian Chia-Rong HsiehSteven Kuan-Hua HuangI-Ju TsaiChih-Hsin MuoShih-Chi Wu

Published in: PloS one (2019)

In this population-based longitudinal study, urology patients with documented BD might have an elevated risk of subsequent bladder cancer. Based on the limitations of the retrospective study design, further studies are required.

Keyphrases

urinary tract
end stage renal disease
spinal cord injury
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cross sectional
patient reported outcomes