Impact of ureteroscopy before radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinomas on oncological outcomes: a meta-analysis.
Run-Qi GuoPeng HongGeng-Yan XiongLei ZhangDong FangXue-Song LiKai ZhangLi-Qun ZhouPublished in: BJU international (2017)
This meta-analysis indicated that URS before RNU did not have a negative impact on CSS, OS, RFS, or MFS in patients with UTUC. However, patients were at higher risk of intravesical recurrence after RNU when they had undergone URS before RNU. Further studies are needed to assess the effects of post-URS intravesical chemotherapy on intravesical recurrence.
Keyphrases
- urinary tract
- systematic review
- muscle invasive bladder cancer
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- high grade
- chronic kidney disease
- case control
- prognostic factors
- randomized controlled trial
- meta analyses
- type diabetes
- squamous cell carcinoma
- rectal cancer
- adipose tissue
- patient reported outcomes
- radiation therapy
- free survival