Neo questions

Try the following search string in google:

neobladder survival rate

It comes back with quite a few studies. A few point back to the same study I mentioned a minute ago (which I think may be flawed in its comparisons).

Mike

I found this study:
cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=2247428

My interpretation of the study is different from the study. My view is that the sooner you get the cystectomy/neobladder, the better the survival rate.
The study kind of compares neo-bladder to ileal conduit and gets much better survival rates for ileal conduit.

But it also had a much longer wait time between cancer discovery and the surgery for ileal conduit.

Also, people who are candidates for neobladder may be in a better situation for longer term survival than those who aren't.

Mike

This question has been ringing around in my head for a while and I never asked it. Not to my doctor or to this group.
It has been 7 months with mine and all seems well at the moment. Every once in a while I wonder if things will worsen or change. But, I usually put this out of my mind as I don't want it to throw me into a funk.
My doctor seems to feel that my issue with bladder cancer is on a permanant mend....But he still wants to see me every 6 months...Just because he likes me he says.

Have just remembered that when I was facing my neobladder op I was put in touch with a lady who had had one done in 2000. I assume she is still ok.

Betsy Mae

This results of a study may be helpful.

National survey on orthotopic neobladder
Authors: Gupta, N.; Ansari, M.1; Nabi, Gholam

Source: International Urology and Nephrology, Volume 39, Number 1, March 2007 , pp. 143-148(6)

Publisher: Springer


www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/urol/2007/00000039/00000001/00009019;jsessionid=8h4ipcspk76i1.alexandra

nope there is the ileal and the sigmoid neobladder...surprize!! And there's actually one type that uses both. Another thing i forgot to ask the surgeon....doh..........Pat