Clinical Study

Morbidity and Quality of Life in Bladder Cancer Patients following Cystectomy and Urinary Diversion: A Single-Institution Comparison of Ileal Conduit versus Orthotopic Neobladder

Table 1

Demographic and pathological characteristics.

CharacteristicsIleal conduit
Median (interquartile range)
abs. incidence/n, rel. (%)
Ileal neobladder
Median (interquartile range)
abs. incidence/n, rel. (%)

Number146115
Age70 (64–75)62 (56–66)
Gender
 male98/146 (67%)110/115 (96%)
 female48/146 (33%)5/115 (4%)
Comorbidity gradea3 (2-3)2 (2-3)
Pathological tumor stageb
 organ confined
  ≤pT2, pN0
46/145 (32%)65/115 (57%)
 non-organ confined
 ≥pT3, pN0
51/145 (35%)30/115 (26%)
Lymph node-
positive pN+
48/145 (33%)20/115 (17%)
Adjuvant therapy
 Chemotherapy34/146 (24%)29/115 (20%)
 Radiation therapy3/146 (2%)3/115 (3%)
Data on relapse
(number of patients)
10080
Relapse34/100 (34%)21/80 (26%)

aU test; 𝑃 = 0 . 0 4 1 .
b2-sided χ 2 test, 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1 .