Determinants of survival in patients with bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy: The impact of serum creatinine level.

Background: Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers in Europe and is mostly found in men. Cystectomy is the treatment for invasive tumors that infiltrate the muscle of the bladder. This procedure is associated with a large number of complications.

Valve bladder syndrome in children: On the trail of the best strategies to prevent chronic kidney disease.

Pediatric patients suffering from valve bladder syndrome (VBS) are at risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) and renal failure in later life. Therefore, it is of vital importance to determine the risk factors and the best possible strategies for diagnosis and treatment in patients with VBS that would minimize the risk of developing CKD. In this review we have presented the current knowledge of CKD risk factors in patients with posterior urethal value (PUV).

Prostate and Bladder Cancer Coexistence in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystoprostatectomy.

Background: According to the Polish National Cancer Registry, bladder cancer is the 4th most common cancer in the male population (7.0%), while prostate cancer takes 2nd place (14.0%).

[Amygdalin - structure and clinical significance].

In this publication we described amygdalin. It was isolated for the first time in the 19th century. Amygdalin is called interchangeably vitamin B17 or laetrile.