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New Clues Emerge on Management of Recurrent Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer After Trimodality Therapy
When nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer develops after trimodality therapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer, salvage radical cystectomy isn't necessarily required, researchers have found.
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Modified Paclitaxel Plus Daily Radiation Helps Noncystectomy Candidates
Physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital are in the early stages of testing a novel regimen for patients with muscle-invasive urothelial bladder cancer who are medically unfit for radical cystectomy or platinum-based radiosensitizing chemotherapy.
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Orthotopic Neobladder Reconstruction Restores Quality of Life for Female Cystectomy Patients
Orthotopic neobladder reconstruction is becoming the diversion procedure of choice for female cystectomy patients due to recent advances in care for female urology patients.
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Improving Outcomes in Pelvic Pain Care
Elise De, MD, and Theodore Stern, MD, co-editors of a new book aimed at helping patients and clinicians pinpoint the etiology of pelvic pain, are part of a multidisciplinary team of Massachusetts General Hospital researchers who are improving pelvic pain outcomes through educational resources and integrated care.
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Non-Mesh Options for Stress Urinary Incontinence
Massachusetts General Hospital urologists Ajay Singla, MD, and Elise J. B. De, MD, are among a limited number of providers offering non-mesh surgical alternatives only, including Burch colposuspension and fascial pubovaginal sling. Here's why.
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Interstitial Cystitis Research and Therapeutics to Treat Radiation-induced Proctitis
Siam Oottamasathien, MD, is the director of Pediatric Urology Basic Science Research at Massachusetts General Hospital. In this video, he discusses his research on interstitial cystitis, also known as painful bladder syndrome, and treatment of radiation-induced proctitis.
Bladder contributors
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Chin-Lee Wu, MD, PhD
Associate Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital and Mass General Cancer Center, Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Director, Genitourinary Pathology Services
Recent Article
Computational Fluid Dynamics to Assess Urine Flow After Surgery for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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Douglas Middleton Dahl, MD
Chief, Division of Urologic Oncology, Director of Robotic Surgery, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Prostate Cancer and Translational Research
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Jason A. Efstathiou, MD, DPhil
Director, Genitourinary Service, Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Co-Director, The Claire and John Bertucci Center for Genitourinary Cancers Multidisciplinary Clinic
Recent Article
Gene Profiling of Bladder Tumors Shows Promise for Identifying Candidates for Trimodality Therapy -
Marc Dror Michaelson, MD, PhD
Clinical Director, Genitourinary Cancer Center
Recent Article
Modified Paclitaxel Plus Daily Radiation Helps Noncystectomy Candidates -
Matthew F. Wszolek, MD
Assistant in Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
New Clues Emerge on Management of Recurrent Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer After Trimodality Therapy
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Michael L. Blute, MD
Chief, Department of Urology, Walter S. Kerr, Jr., Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Orthotopic Neobladder Reconstruction Restores Quality of Life for Female Cystectomy Patients
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William Shipley, MD
Andres Soriano Distinguished Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Alternative Chemoradiation Regimen of Trimodal Therapy Found Effective for Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
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