Diagnostic evaluation of upper tract urothelial carcinoma: can we safely omit diagnostic ureteroscopy?

Matthew TrailMuhammad Sajid Waheed RahmanWilliam J BroadhurstJames P BlackmurAbhishek SharmaEtienne ChewMarie O'DonnellJulian Y KeanieJohn BrushJohn TaylorSimon PhippsBen ThomasEdward A A MainsS Alan McNeillSteve LeungMark L CutressAlexander Laird

Published in: BJU international (2022)

We identified specific factors which may assist clinicians in selecting which patients may reliably proceed to RNU without the delay of diagnostic URS. These findings may inform a prospective multicentre analysis including additional variables such as urinary cytology.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
clinical trial
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
randomized controlled trial