Der Urologe. Ausg. A
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Der Urologe. Ausg. A · Sep 2016
Review Meta Analysis[Short version of the German S3 guideline for bladder cancer].
Urinary bladder cancer is the second most common cancer of the urogenital system. The Guideline Program in Oncology (Leitlinienprogramm Onkologie) of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften, AWMF), the German Cancer Society (Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft) and the German Cancer Aid (Deutsche Krebshilfe) as well as 31 different medical societies have developed the first interdisciplinary, evidence-based German guideline for bladder cancer. This short version presents the resulting series of diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations which were based on a systematic literature search and approved by a team of bladder cancer experts. The full version is available under http://leitlinienprogramm-onkologie.de/ .
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In the last 10 years in Germany we have seen a lot of hernia repairs using mesh. Meta-analysis shows the advantages of using meshes in hernia surgery; recurrence rates in inguinal hernia surgery are less than 3% in studies. ⋯ In incisional hernia surgery there is no discussion about using meshes. The role of minimally invasive surgery has not yet been defined.