Received 6/20/2007; revised 7/9/2007; accepted 7/20/2007. For correspondence or reprints contact: Shih-Chuan Tsai, M.D., Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital. 160 Section 3, Chungkang Road, Taichung 407, Taiwan, ROC. Tel: (886)4-23741349, FAx: (886)4-23741348, E-mail: [email protected] The 46-year-old male was a victim of transitional cell carcinoma of urinary bl...

Context: The orthotopic neobladder has not only withstood the test of time but is increasingly becoming amore desirablemethod of urinary diversion. Complementing orthotopic neobladder features with adequate training allows patients to return to a urinary routine that is close to, if not completely, normal. Objective: The preconditions, indications, and contraindications as well as the key point...

Pelvic exenteration is one of the most aggressive surgical interventions in gynaecologic surgical oncology, but, in the same time, is the only potentially curative treatment of locoregional recurrence after cervical cancer. Due to improvements in surgical technique and postoperative management, the overall survival increased signifficantly in the last decades. Trying to improve the quality of l...

A neovesicocutaneous fistula is a rare complication after orthotopic bladder reconstruction, particularly in the late postoperative period. We report the case of a 59-year-old man who had undergone ileal neobladder construction 17 months previously. He presented with urinary retention concomitant with urinary tract infection due to a neovesicourethral anastomotic stricture. After a combination ...