Bladder Removal Surgery. Before any radical surgery is performed a series of ct scans or an mri will be ordered to exclude the possibility of metastatic or distant disease in other parts of the body. In men the surgeon also removes the prostate gland and glands that store semen seminal vesicles.
Removing the whole bladder radical cystectomy a radical cystectomy means taking out the whole bladder and the nearby lymph nodes. After this surgery a doctor must create a new pathway for urine to leave the body. Male urinary system cystectomy sis tek tuh me is a surgery to remove the urinary bladder.
In women radical cystectomy also involves removal of the uterus ovaries and part of the vagina.
After this surgery a doctor must create a new pathway for urine to leave the body. Bladder removal surgery is most often performed as a treatment for cancer. In some cases you may need bladder removal surgery if another cancer is so advanced that it has spread to your bladder. You may have to bathe.
