Sentences with phrase «partial cystectomy»

In those patients where the tumor is located on the apex of the bladder, partial cystectomy (removal of a part of the urinary bladder) is recommended.

After a partial cystectomy, your bladder may not hold as much urine as it once did, which means that you may need to urinate more frequently.

If your bladder cancer has spread to the muscle layer of your bladder wall but is only in a small area, a partial cystectomy can remove the cancer along with only a portion of your bladder.

Another concern following partial cystectomy is that it is possible for your bladder cancer to return to another part of your bladder wall.