Status and progress of partial cystectomy in the treatment of myometric invasive bladder cancer

Bladder cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in the urinary system, and the current standard treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is radical cystectomy combined with pelvic lymphadenectomy. However, radical cystectomy is a surgical method with serious damege and high incidence of perioperative complications, leading to a low postoperative quality of life for patients. In recent years,with the improvement of chemotherapy regimens and the development of radiotherapy techniques, bladder preservation comprehensive therapy based on partial cystectomy (PC) has attracted the attention of domestic and foreign scholars again. This article reviews the current application and treatment progress of PC. © 2021, Chinese Medical Journals Publishing House Co.Ltd. All rights reserved.