...Chunyang Wang; Hongkai Yu; Weijun Fu; Guangfu Chen; Shengkun Sun; Xu Zhang Background and Objective: Distal ureter management is an essential part of radical nephroureterectomy (RNU). However, there is no agreement on the optimal surgical treatment for ureter and bladder cuff excision...

... complications and survival after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU). Elderly patients with upper-tract urothelial carcinoma might be overtreated by RNU. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients undergoing RNU. To evaluate the perioperative risk, patients were divided into four groups (<75; 75–79; 80–84...

... on the T stage in final histology specimen of patients undergoing radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) due to upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) at a large tertiary care center. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients who underwent RNU at our center between 2008 and 2020. Inclusion criteria were RNU...

... ureterorenoscopy (URS) prior to radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) on intravesical recurrence (IVR), in patients with primary upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Materials and Methods: Retrospective analysis of 354 patients, who underwent RNU for UTUC from 10 urology centers between 2005 and 2019...

...O. Rodríguez Faba; J. Palou; A. Breda; P. Maroto; J.M. Fernández Gómez; A. Wong; H. Villavicencio Objectives: Despite the uncertain value of adjuvant chemotherapy after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) it is clear that impaired renal function represents a contraindication to its administration...

...) is still controversial. We aimed to elucidate the results of open conservative surgery and compare them with the results of radical nephroureterectomy (RNU). Patients and Methods: The study included 107 patients with UUT TCC treated by open conservative surgery (21 patients) or nephroureterectomy (86...