PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - SALVATORE SIRACUSANO
AU  - CAROLINA D'ELIA
AU  - MARIA ANGELA CERRUTO
AU  - OMAR SALEH
AU  - SERGIO SERNI
AU  - MAURO GACCI
AU  - STEFANO CICILIATO
AU  - ALCHIEDE SIMONATO
AU  - ANTONIO PORCARO
AU  - VINCENZO DE MARCO
AU  - RENATO TALAMINI
AU  - LAURA TOFFOLI
AU  - FRANCESCO VISALLI
AU  - MAURO NIERO
AU  - CRISTINA LONARDI
AU  - CIRO IMBIMBO
AU  - PAOLO VERZE
AU  - VINCENZO MIRONE
AU  - MARCO RACIOPPI
AU  - MASSIMO IAFRATE
AU  - GIOVANNI CACCIAMANI
AU  - DAVIDE DE MARCHI
AU  - PIERFRANCESCO BASSI
AU  - WALTER ARTIBANI
TI  - Quality of Life in Patients with Bladder Cancer Undergoing Ileal Conduit: A Comparison of Women <em>Versus</em> Men
DP  - 2018 Jan 01
TA  - In Vivo
PG  - 139--143
VI  - 32
IP  - 1
4099  - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/32/1/139.short
4100  - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/32/1/139.full
SO  - In Vivo2018 Jan 01; 32
AB  - Background/Aim: Studies comparing health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) between patients who underwent radical cystectomy (RC) and those who underwent a different form of urinary diversion has not reached yet univocal and reliable conclusions. The aim of our study was to evaluate bladder-specific long-term HR-QoL after radical cystectomy and ileal conduit. Patients and Methods: A multicenter study was carried out on 145 consecutive patients (112 males and 33 females) undergoing RC and ileal conduit (IC). HR-QoL assessment was conducted using Italian versions of European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30 and EORTC BLM-30 questionnaires. Results: Our data showed that women who underwent IC presented greater problems than men in cognitive functioning (mean score±SD: 77.3±27.9 vs. 87.8±18.6) as well in future perspective (score: 42.4±34.4 vs. 21.9±24.6). Nevertheless, men undergoing IC had more problems in sexual functioning than women (score: 23.3±24.5 vs. 7.0±20.3) (all p<0.05). Conclusion: In our series, female patients presented a greater burden than male patients in cognitive functioning as well in future perspective, but lower concerns with regard to sexual function.