Quality of Life in Female Patients Following Ileal Neobladder and Ileal Conduit: Where Are We?

Salvatore Siracusano; Agustina Zaka; Federico Romantini; Antonio Benito Porcaro; Carlo Vicentini; Cristina Lonardi

doi:10.3390/jcm10143042

Quality of Life in Female Patients Following Ileal Neobladder and Ileal Conduit: Where Are We?

J Clin Med. 2021 Jul 8;10(14):3042. doi: 10.3390/jcm10143042.

Authors

Salvatore Siracusano¹, Agustina Zaka², Federico Romantini¹, Antonio Benito Porcaro², Carlo Vicentini¹, Cristina Lonardi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
² Department of Urology, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy.
³ Department of Human Science, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy.

Abstract

Women undergoing a radical cystectomy (RC) followed by a urinary diversion (UD) for bladder cancer (BC), experience a substantial reduction in health-related quality of life (HRQOL). At present, studies comparing long-term QOL outcomes for different UD methods in female patients are lacking. We summarize the current state of the QoL assessment in female patients after an RC.

Keywords: female; muscle-invasive bladder cancer; quality of life.

Publication types

Review