Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Abstract
To evaluate the necessity of leaving a pelvic drain after open radical cystectomy. Materials and methods: Between January 2007 and January 2010, 58 patients with muscle-invasive bladder carcinoma were included. All patients underwent radical cystectomy, extended lymph node dissection, and orthotopic bladder (Studer pouch) substitution. Patients were randomized to have a pelvic drain catheter (Group 1, n = 22) or not (Group 2, n = 36). Ureteral catheters were removed at postoperative days 7 and 8. The pelvic drain catheters in Group 1 were removed when daily production was
DOI
10.3906/sag-1206-47
Keywords
Bladder cancer, pelvic drainage, radical cystectomy, transitional cell carcinoma
First Page
263
Last Page
267
Recommended Citation
ÖZDEMİR, A. T, ALTINOVA, S, ŞEREFOĞLU, E. C, ATMACA, A. F, & BALBAY, M. D (2013). Is placement of pelvic drain indispensable after radical cystectomy, extended lymph node dissection, and orthotopic neobladder substitution?. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 43 (2): 263-267. https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1206-47
