Differential effect of surgical technique on intravesical recurrence after radical nephroureterectomy in patients with upper tract urothelial cancer: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.

Ichiro TsuboiAkihiro MatsukawaMehdi Kardoust PariziJakob KlemmRobert J SchulzAnna CadenarStefano ManconSever ChiujdeaTamás FazekasMarcin MiszczykEkaterina LaukhtinaTatsushi KawadaSatoshi KatayamaTakehiro IwataKensuke BekkuKoichiro WadaPaolo GonteroMorgan RouprêtJeremy TeohNirmish SinglaMotoo ArakiShahrokh F Shariat

Published in: World journal of urology (2024)

EL of the affected upper tract system, ureteral management, open RNU, and intravesical bladder cuff removal seem to yield the lowest IVR rate in patients with UTUC. Well-designed prospective studies are needed to conclusively elucidate the optimal surgical technique in the setting of single post-operative intravesical chemotherapy.

Keyphrases

urinary tract
papillary thyroid
muscle invasive bladder cancer
minimally invasive
squamous cell
locally advanced
spinal cord injury
lymph node metastasis
case control
high grade