Cystectomy in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury: Indications and Long-Term Outcomes

In patients with spinal cord injury cystectomy is performed almost as often for nonmalignant as for malignant indications. Our data support a more aggressive presentation of cancer with a different pathological profile but not survival compared to normal populations. Centers treating patients with spinal cord injury should consider a lower threshold for the surgical management of bladder cancer where appropriate, especially considering that morbidity, satisfaction and outcome do not appear to be compromised in patients with spinal cord injury.