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Bladder Cancer - Treatment Options

Bladder Cancer - Treatment Options

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Bladder cancer treatment is dependent on the depth of invasion through the bladder wall. Superficial bladder cancers are treated by resection through the urethra, known as transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT). Under general anesthesia, a scope is inserted into the urethra to navigate the anatomic tube through which the urine exits the body.

For bladder cancer that invades into the muscle of the bladder wall, the gold standard therapy is surgical removal of the entire bladder (radical cystectomy) and dissection of a lymph node to detect whether cancer has spread beyond the bladder. In men, the prostate and seminal vesicles are also removed.

Bladder replacement options are performed with the use of an intestinal segment and are classified as either:

  • Icontinent: an incontinent diversion (ileal conduit) requires a bag to be placed over a stoma to capture urine that drains as it is produced
  • Continent: a continent diversion stores urine and comes in two types: (1) neobladder or (2) catheterizable pouch that requires insertion of a tube into the diversion to drain urine. Disadvantages of continent diversions include the fact that there may be a greater need to surgically revise the stoma or connections, as these surgical reconstructions are more complex and subject to a higher revision rate, when compared to ileal conduit diversion

Finally, for patients that have other severe medical conditions that make general anesthesia and/or surgery too risky, bladder sparing radiation therapy may be an option.

Clinical Trials

For information on the clinical trials currently open at Weill Cornell Medicine for bladder cancer, please visit the Joint Clinical Trials Office website.

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Physicians & Faculty

David A. Green

M.D., F.A.C.S.

718-303-3720
718-303-3720
1199, AETNA, AETNA [Medicare], AETNA-HMO, AETNA-PPO, Affinity Essential, Affinity Health Plan, Agewell (Medicare & FIDA), Amida Care, CIGNA, Elderplan, Emblem Health - GHI, Emblem Health - HIP, Empire BCBS HealthPlus (CHP), Empire BCBS HealthPlus (Medicaid), Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Empire Plan, Fidelis (Medicare, Medicaid & CHP ), Health First (Medicare, Medicaid, FIDA, CHP, Exchange and Essential Plans), Healthcare Partners (Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare only underwritten by HIP), MagnaCare (PPO, Direct Plus), Medicaid Fee for Service, Medicare Fee for Service, MultiPlan, Oxford, Oxford Freedom, Oxford Health Plans [Liberty], Oxford Health Plans [Medicare], Oxford Medicare, UHC Medicare, United Health Care, United Health Care [Community Plan], United Healthcare Commercial, VNSNY CHOICE SelectHealth, VNSNY Choice/VNS FIDA (formerly Select Health), Wellcare (Medicare, Medicaid, CHP)
Weill Cornell Medicine Urology - Queens
Dr. Christopher Barbieri, M.D., Ph.D | Cornell Urology

Christopher E. Barbieri

M.D., Ph.D.

646.962.6363
646.962.6363
AETNA [Medicare], AETNA-HMO, AETNA-PPO, Aetna-Weill Cornell POS, Affinity Access, Affinity Health Plan, Blue Priority Network, CIGNA, EBCBS HMO, EBCBS Mediblue, EBCBS Pathway X, EBCBS Pathway X Enhanced, EBCBS PPO/EPO, Emblem Select Care, Empire BCBS HealthPlus, Empire BCBS HealthPlus (CHP), Fidelis Care, GHI, Health First, Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP), Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) [Medicaid], Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) [Medicare], NY State Medicaid, Oxford Freedom, Oxford Health Plans [Liberty], Oxford Health Plans [Medicare], Oxford Health Plans [Metro/Core/Charter], Rockefeller University-CoreSource, UHC Compass, UHC Medicare, United Empire Plan, United Health Care [Community Plan], United Healthcare Commercial, VNSNY CHOICE Medicare, VNSNY CHOICE SelectHealth
Brady Urologic Health Center
Dr. Joseph Del Pizzo, M.D.

Joseph J. Del Pizzo

M.D.

(646) 962-9600
(646) 962-9600
AETNA [Medicare], AETNA-HMO, Aetna-NYP-EPO/POS, AETNA-PPO, Aetna-Weill Cornell POS, EBCBS Blue Access, EBCBS HMO, EBCBS Mediblue, EBCBS PPO/EPO, Empire BCBS HealthPlus (CHP), Federal Medicare, NY State Medicaid, Rockefeller University-CoreSource, UHC Medicare, United Healthcare Commercial
The LeFrak Center for Robotic Surgery

John N. Graham, Jr.

M.D.

718-230-7788
718-230-7788
Aetna-Weill Cornell POS, Amida Care, Blue Priority Network, CIGNA, Emblem Select Care, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Fidelis Care, GHI PPO/CBP/Prem PPO (Emblem Exchange Products: Select Care Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Basic), Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP), Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) [Medicaid], Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) [Medicare], Oxford Freedom, Oxford Health Plans [Liberty], Oxford Health Plans [Medicare], Oxford Health Plans [Metro/Core/Charter], Rockefeller University-CoreSource, UHC Compass, United Empire Plan, United Health Care, United Health Care [Community Plan], Wellcare
Weill Cornell Medicine Urology - Brooklyn
Dr. Jim C. Hu

Jim C. Hu

M.D., M.P.H.

646.962.6363
646.962.6363
AETNA [Medicare], AETNA-HMO, Aetna-NYP-EPO/POS, AETNA-PPO, Aetna-Weill Cornell POS, Affinity Access, Affinity Health Plan, Blue Priority Network, CIGNA, EBCBS HMO, EBCBS Mediblue, EBCBS Pathway X, EBCBS Pathway X Enhanced, EBCBS PPO/EPO, Emblem Select Care, Empire BCBS HealthPlus, Empire BCBS HealthPlus (CHP), Federal Medicare, Fidelis Care, GHI, Health First, Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP), Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) [Medicaid], Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) [Medicare], Oxford Freedom, Oxford Health Plans [Liberty], Oxford Health Plans [Medicare], Oxford Health Plans [Metro/Core/Charter], POMCO, Rockefeller University-CoreSource, UHC Compass, UHC Medicare, United Empire Plan, United Health Care [Community Plan], United Healthcare Commercial, VNSNY CHOICE Medicare, VNSNY CHOICE SelectHealth
The LeFrak Center for Robotic Surgery

Timothy McClure

M.D.

646.962.6363
646.962.6363
AETNA [Medicare], AETNA-HMO, AETNA-PPO, Aetna-Weill Cornell POS, Affinity Access, Affinity Essential, Affinity Health Plan, Blue Priority Network, CIGNA, EBCBS HMO, EBCBS Mediblue, EBCBS Pathway X, EBCBS Pathway X Enhanced, EBCBS PPO/EPO, Empire BCBS HealthPlus, Empire BCBS HealthPlus (CHP), Fidelis Care, GHI, Health First, Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP), Medicaid, Medicare, Oxford Freedom, Oxford Health Plans [Liberty], Oxford Health Plans [Medicare], Oxford Health Plans [Metro/Core/Charter], POMCO, Rockefeller University-CoreSource, UHC Community Plan - Essential Plan, UHC Community Plan - Medicaid Plan, UHC Medicare, United Empire Plan, United Healthcare Commercial, VNSNY CHOICE Medicare, VNSNY CHOICE SelectHealth
The LeFrak Center for Robotic Surgery

Neal Patel

M.D.

(646) 962-3440
(646) 962-3440
Dr. Douglas S. Scherr, M.D. | Weill Cornell Medicine

Douglas Scherr

M.D.

646.962.6363
646.962.6363
AETNA [Medicare], AETNA-HMO, AETNA-PPO, Aetna-Weill Cornell POS, CIGNA, EBCBS HMO, EBCBS Mediblue, EBCBS PPO/EPO, Empire BCBS HealthPlus, Empire BCBS HealthPlus (CHP), GHI, Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP), Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) [Medicare], Medicaid, Medicare, Rockefeller University-CoreSource, United Empire Plan, United Healthcare Commercial
Brady Urologic Health Center
Dr. Peter N. Schlegel, MD, FACS | Cornell Urology

Peter N. Schlegel

M.D., F.A.C.S.

212.746.5491
212.746.5491
Aetna-Weill Cornell POS, NY State Medicaid, Rockefeller University-CoreSource
Klinefelter Syndrome Care Center

Gerald J. Wang

M.D., F.A.C.S.

718-303-3720
718-303-3720
AETNA, AETNA [Medicare], AETNA-HMO, AETNA-PPO, Affinity Essential, Affinity Health Plan, Amida Care, CIGNA, EBCBS HMO, EBCBS Mediblue, EBCBS Pathway X, EBCBS Pathway X Enhanced, EBCBS PPO/EPO, Elderplan, Empire BCBS HealthPlus, Empire BCBS HealthPlus (CHP), Empire BCBS HealthPlus (Medicaid), Empire Plan, Fidelis (Medicare, Medicaid & CHP ), GHI, Health First, Health First (Medicare, Medicaid, FIDA, CHP, Exchange and Essential Plans), Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP), Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) [Medicaid], Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) [Medicare], Healthcare Partners (Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare only underwritten by HIP), HIP (Incl. Comprehealth) (Emblem Exchange Products: Select Care Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Basic), Local 1199, MagnaCare (PPO, Direct Plus), Medicaid Fee for Service, Medicare Fee for Service, MultiPlan, Oxford (NY State of Health), Oxford Freedom, Oxford Health Plans [Liberty], Oxford Health Plans [Medicare], Oxford Health Plans [Metro/Core/Charter], Oxford Medicare, UHC Community Plan - Essential Plan, UHC Community Plan - Medicaid Plan, UHC Compass, UHC Compass-HMO, UHC Medicare, United Empire Plan, United Health Care, United Health Care [Community Plan], United Healthcare Commercial, VNSNY CHOICE Medicare, VNSNY CHOICE SelectHealth, VNSNY Choice/VNS FIDA (formerly Select Health), Wellcare (Medicare, Medicaid, CHP)
Weill Cornell Medicine Urology - Queens

Nicole Prusak

FNP-BC

(646) 962-6363
(646) 962-6363
Brady Urologic Health Center

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