Does age impact clinical outcomes of radical nephroureterectomy in the elderly?-results from a multicenter retrospective study.

Mimu IshikawaKatsuki MuramotoKentaro YoshiharaShutaro YamamotoKeiichiro MiyajimaKosuke IwataniYu ImaiSotaro KayanoKagenori ItoTaro IgarashiKeiichiro MoriTakafumi YanagisawaShoji KimuraKojiro TashiroShunsuke TsuzukiYuta YamadaTakaya SasakiShun SatoTatsuya ShimomuraAkira FurutaJun MikiNobuyoshi KosakaTakahiro Kimura

Published in: Translational andrology and urology (2024)

The therapeutic benefits of surgical procedures are relatively consistent across age groups. This underscores the potential of considering surgical treatment for UTUC in patients aged 85 and above, provided they are deemed fit to withstand the surgical rigors and associated invasiveness.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
cross sectional
risk assessment
community dwelling