Adverse Prognostic Impact of Diagnostic Ureterorenoscopy in a Subset of Patients with High-Risk Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Treated with Radical Nephroureterectomy.

Ichiro YoneseMasaya ItoYuma WasedaShuichiro KobayashiMasahiro ToideRyoji TakazawaFumitaka Koga

Published in: Cancers (2022)

URS may adversely affect prognosis of UTUC patients, specifically non-papillary and ≥pT3 disease. URS may better be avoided in patients with high-risk UTUC features unless URS is necessary to diagnose UTUC. This study also corroborates the oncological safety of URS in those with low-risk UTUC.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
emergency department
rectal cancer
patient reported outcomes
minimally invasive