Episode 32: Bladder Cancer Matters Podcast How to Choose a Urinary Diversion with Dr. Robert Svatek (Part 1-2)
Dr. Robert Svatek
In Episode 32, Part 1 of Bladder Cancer Matters, host Rick Bangs talks with Dr. Robert Svatek. Dr. Svatek is one of the top five highest-volume bladder cancer surgeons in the United States, performing over 60 bladder removal procedures (cystectomies) yearly. Choosing a urinary diversion is among the most difficult decisions patients must make and Dr. Svatek provides valuable information about how to make an informed decision.
Rick and Dr. Svatek talk about:
- What a urinary diversion is
- What patients should consider when choosing a diversion
- Diversions that a patient could choose from and how are they constructed
- Rick’s experience as a patient who had a neobladder constructed in 2006
- What to look for in a surgeon and how and how to find that person
- Advantages and disadvantages or robotic vs. open surgery to remove the bladder
https://bcan.org/how-to-choose-a-urinary-diversion/
Part 2
In Episode 32, Part 2 of Bladder Cancer Matters, host Rick Bangs talks with Dr. Robert Svatek. Dr. Svatek is one of the top five highest-volume bladder cancer surgeons in the United States, performing over 60 bladder removal procedures (cystectomies) yearly. Choosing a urinary diversion is among the most difficult decisions patients must make and Dr. Svatek provides valuable information about how to make an informed decision.
Rick and Dr. Svatek talk about:
- Common questions from patients who have to choose a urinary diversion
- A study showing how Hispanic patients don’t always get the same diversions compared to their white counterparts
- The differences between open vs. robotic radical cystectomies
- Follow up medical care after receiving a urinary diversion
- What’s new and exciting in patient care post radical cystectomy
