Abstract

: In the last few years, the role of allogeneic blood transfusions (ABTs) on oncological outcomes in patients treated with surgery for various malignancies (i.e., colorectal, kidney and prostate cancer) has been evaluated in several studies. However, only a few data exist regarding the role of transfusions in bladder cancer (BCa) patients treated with radical cystectomy (RC) and results reported in literature are controversial. Therefore, our narrative review aims to summarize the current studies evaluating the complex relationship between perioperative ABT and oncological outcomes in patients who underwent RC for BCa.

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