TY - JOUR AU - Symeonidis, Evangelos N. AU - Falagas, Matthew E. AU - Dimitriadis, Fotios PY - 2019 TI - Urinary tract infections in patients undergoing radical cystectomy and urinary diversion: challenges and considerations in antibiotic prophylaxis JF - Translational Andrology and Urology; Vol 8, No 4 (August 22, 2019): Translational Andrology and Urology Y2 - 2019 KW - N2 - Radical cystectomy represents the standard of care for muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Different surgical techniques of urinary diversion have been advocated during the last years. The three primary techniques of substituting the excised bladder include the non-continent urinary diversions, the continent non-orthotopic urinary diversions, and the orthotopic urinary diversions (1). While the non-continent forms have been traditionally used, continent diversions have started gaining ground in high case volume hospitals (2). When compared to the non-continent diversions, orthotopic ones confer various advantages such as a resemblance to the native bladder, enhanced functional outcomes, less psychological burden, and better quality of life (2). UR - https://tau.amegroups.org/article/view/28038