Predictors of Need for Catheterization and Urinary Retention after Radical Cystectomy and Orthotopic Neobladder in Male Patients.

To investigate the prevalence of catheterization and urinary retention in male bladder cancer patients after radical cystectomy and orthotopic neobladder and to identify potential predictors.

Using an IRB approved, prospectively maintained bladder cancer database, we collected information using a diversion-related questionnaire from 299 consecutive male bladder cancer patients upon postoperative clinic visit.