INVASIVE BLADDER-CANCER AND UREMIA - DILEMMA IN MANAGEMENT

Authors
SRINIVAS V NAGAPURKAR N CHOUDARY R KULKARNI S KUNDARGI P PHADKE AG
Citation
V. Srinivas et al., INVASIVE BLADDER-CANCER AND UREMIA - DILEMMA IN MANAGEMENT, The Journal of urology, 150(5), 1993, pp. 1409-1411
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
The Journal of urology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00225347
Volume
150
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Part
1
Pages
1409 - 1411
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-5347(1993)150:5<1409:IBAU-D>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Invasive bladder cancer presenting with uremia is a rare phenomenon. T he management of these sick patients becomes problematic since one doe s not know how aggressive the treatment should be and what possible ou tcome to expect. In this retrospective review of 117 patients with inv asive bladder cancer we describe 8 patients with uremia, and discuss o ur management strategy and prognosis.