The Journal of Urology
Volume 183, Issue 3 , Pages 862-870 , March 2010

Oncological Outcomes After Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer: Open Versus Minimally Invasive Approaches

  • Daher C. Chade

      Affiliations

    • Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
    • Division of Urology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • ,
  • Vincent P. Laudone

      Affiliations

    • Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
  • ,
  • Bernard H. Bochner

      Affiliations

    • Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
  • ,
  • Raul O. Parra

      Affiliations

    • Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, New York 10065 (telephone: 908-542-3500; FAX: 908-542-3211)

Received 16 June 2009

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 Supported by the Sidney Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers.

 Nothing to disclose.

 Editor's Note: This article is the first of 5 published in this issue for which category 1 CME credits can be earned. Instructions for obtaining credits are given with the questions on pages 1262 and 1263.

PII: S0022-5347(09)02908-5

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.11.019

The Journal of Urology
Volume 183, Issue 3 , Pages 862-870 , March 2010