Elderly Patients Articles

Elderly people are representative for the patients most likely to be treated with anticholinergics for overactive bladder (OAB). They often receive further drugs with anticholinergic properties for concomitant conditions.

No study has examined the possibility to perform an organ sparing strategy in older patients with penile carcinoma, and amputation is frequently proposed. We report our experience of interstitial brachytherapy for the conservative treatment of penile carcinoma confined to the glans in patients aged of 70years and more.

This study was conducted to compare overactive bladder (OAB) prevalence among people greater than 60 years of age who intake various doses of caffeine, as well as those who abstain from caffeine.

A randomized observational study was carried out in Vladivostok Gerontological Hospital.

BACKGROUND - Prostate cancer disproportionately affects older men. Because age affects treatment decisions, it is important to understand the efficacy and tolerability of therapies for advanced prostate cancer in elderly men.

It is unknown, whether metastatic prostate cancer (CaP) patients with intermediate life expectancy (5-10 years) should be considered for external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) to the prostate. We addressed this void.

Several randomized controlled trials have documented significant overall survival benefit in high metastatic risk prostate cancer (PCa) patients treated with combination of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) at radiotherapy (RT) relative to RT alone.

Ileal conduit (IC) is the most frequent urinary diversion (UD) performed after radical cystectomy (RC). We reviewed the literature to investigate the factors influencing the choice of this diversion and its complications.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for elderly patients with prostate cancer (age ≥75 years) compared with younger patients (<75 years).

Radical prostatectomy (RP) is the gold standard for clinically localized prostate cancer (PCa) patients with life expectancy (LE) of at least 10 years. We examined long-term survival of men aged 80 years or older treated with RP and we attempted to identify criteria based on age and comorbidities that could predict survival of at least 10 years after RP, to identify those that might be considered for RP.

Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) is an oncological emergency. Many elderly patients cannot tolerate intensive treatment and need individual approaches accounting for a patient's remaining lifetime.

INTRODUCTION - Radical cystectomy in elderly patients is a controversial issue that has noticed an increase in importance overtime because of the lengthening average life span. Our objective was to determine if there were significant differences in the perioperative outcomes of patients over 70 years with bladder cancer treated with laparoscopic radical cystectomy (LRC) compared to those of younger patients.

To predict of the risk of cancer-specific [CSM] or other-cause mortality [OCM] for T1 kidney cancer patients aiming at identifying those who would benefit from surgery over observation.

11,192 T1 kidney cancer patients treated with surgery or observation in the SEER-Medicare database were assessed.

Current guidelines recommend local tumour ablation (LTA) over partial nephrectomy (PN) in nonsurgical candidates; however, objective definitions of these candidates are lacking.

To identify specific patients who would benefit from LTA more than PN.

The standard therapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is radical total cystectomy; however, radiotherapy (RT) is performed in patients who cannot tolerate surgery due to advanced age. This study aimed to retrospectively examine whether the feasibility of concurrent use of intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) can be assessed using both treatment results of RT for MIBC in elderly patients and the G8 Screening Tool.

According to current guidelines, radical cystectomy (RC) should be combined with an extended pelvic lymphadenectomy (PLND) as therapeutic and staging instrument. Objective of this study was to analyze the influence of PLND on survival rates and complication rates in a selected group of elderly patients with a minimum age of 80 years.

The use of primary androgen deprivation therapy (PADT) is common in elderly men with early-stage prostate cancer (PCa), despite the absence of guideline recommendations.

To examine survival patterns of octo- and nonagenarian men with organ-confined PCa exposed to PADT, to assess whether their life expectancy warrants androgen deprivation therapy use.

Overactive bladder (OAB) disproportionately affects older-aged adults, yet most randomized controlled trials (RCTs) underrepresent patients ≥65. This systematic literature review (SLR) identified RCTs evaluating β-3 adrenergic agonists or muscarinic antagonists in elderly patients with OAB, and compared study quality across trials.

The number of elderly patients with cancer is growing and requires particular attention. These patients may benefit from personalized treatments. This study aimed to identify prognostic factors of survival for elderly patients (≥65 years) irradiated for brain metastases from urinary bladder cancer.

Objective: There are few reports of the long-term outcomes of elderly patients with prostate cancer. We analyzed data from our institution from the past 12 years, including the patient history, treatment methods, and prognosis of patients with prostate cancer aged 80 years or more.

Prostate cancer is a disease of the elderly. According to National Cancer Institute, more than 56.7% of incident cases are diagnosed and more than 90% of cancer specific deaths occur in men greater than 65 years of age.

This study aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors of postoperative urinary retention (POUR) among elderly patients who underwent hip fracture surgery and to evaluate the effect of indwelling catheterization on the occurrence of POUR.