Laparoscopic and robotic nephroureterectomy: does lymphadenectomy have an impact on the clinical outcome?

Nessn H AzawiKasper Drimer BergAndreas Key Milan ThamsborgClaus DahlJan Viberg JepsenBjarne Kroman-AndersenJohan PoulsenHelle Handler PetersenL Henning OlsenJørgen Bjerggaard Jensen

Published in: International urology and nephrology (2017)

Five-year OS and CSM are comparable between patients with N1 and N0 MID. This evidence may support the use of the LND procedure in patients with muscle-invasive UTUC.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
minimally invasive
skeletal muscle
early stage
lymph node
lymph node metastasis
type iii
urinary tract
rectal cancer
locally advanced
laparoscopic surgery