Radical cystectomy highlighted in International Brazilian Journal of Urology

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and as usual the editor´s comment highlights some of them.In the present issue we present two important papers about bladder cancer and radical cystectomy. Dr. Korkes and colleagues from Brazil performed in page 18 (1) a systematic review comparing ileal conduit (IC) and cutaneous ureterostomy (CU) urinary diversions (UD) in terms of perioperative, functional, and oncological outcomes of high-risk elderly patients treated with radical cystectomy (RC) and concluded CU seems to be a safe alternative for the elderly and more frail patients. It is associated with faster surgery, less blood loss, lower transfusion rates, a lower necessity of intensive care, and shorter hospital stay. Dr. Eismann and colleagues from Germany performed in page 89 (2) a nice study about the characteristics of Contrast-enhanced CT scan to predict lymph node ratio (LNR) and its impact on survival in patients with bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) and concluded that LN size >15mm significantly correlated with higher LNR and identification of increased loco-regional LN was associated with worse survival. The editor in chief would like to highlight the following works too: