radical cystectomy
(RA-dih-kul sis-TEK-toh-mee)
Surgery to remove all of the bladder (the organ that holds urine) as well as nearby tissues and organs.
The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov.
Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.