Oncological outcomes of prophylactic urethrectomy at the time of radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: A nationwide multi-institutional study.
Jun MikiWataru FukuokayaRikiya TaokaRyoichi SaitoYoshiyuki MatsuiShingo HatakeyamaTakashi KawaharaAyumu MatsudaTaketo KawaiMinoru KatoTomokazu SazukaTakeshi SanoNobuyoshi KosakaSoki KashimaHirohito NaitoYoji MurakamiNaotaka NishiyamaHiroyuki NishiyamaHiroshi KitamuraTakahiro Kimuranull nullPublished in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2024)
This study showed that (1) PU was not associated with survival in patients with BC undergoing RC, regardless of UR-associated factors, and (2) PU was associated with unfavorable perioperative outcomes.