RETRACTED: Outcome of anterior vaginal wall sparing during female radical cystectomy with orthotopic urinary diversion

This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. Please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy).Reason: The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Team of the European Journal of Surgical Oncology very much regret that it has become necessary to retract this article formally. The journal was recently alerted to the fact that it duplicatesd very substantial sections and text from three articles previously published in the Journal of Urology (full references below). The authors have been contacted but we have not received a satisfactory explanation. Their institution will be informed.Modern plagiarism detection software systems now allow very detailed comparative analysis of submitted texts to be made. They are being introduced widely by publishers and are also being used by independent and academic verification teams.All authors are reminded of the importance of originality in their contributions and of appropriate acknowledgement where text and other forms of intellectual property are used directly from other sources.The European Journal of Surgical Oncology has strict policies on publication ethics and takes seriously any breach of these policies. The journal published this particular article in good faith and the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Team apologise to the authors of the papers listed below. The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Team are most grateful to the research team which brought this particular case to the attention of the journal.Chang SS, Cole E, Cookson MS, Peterson M, Smith JA. Preservation of the anterior vaginal wall during female radical cystectomy with orthotopic urinary diversion: technique and results. J. Urol., 168 (2002) 1442–1445; Mills RD, Studer UE. Female orthotopic bladder substitution: a good operation in the right circumstances. J. Urol., 163 (2000) 1501–1504; Stein JP, Grossfeld GD, Freeman JA, Esrig D, Ginsberg DA, Cote RJ, Skinner EC, Boyd SD, Lieskovsky G, Skinner DG. Orthotopic lower urinary tract reconstruction in women using the Kock Ileal neobladder: updated experience in 34 patients. J. Urol., 158 (1997) 400–405.