Flexible fibre optic vs digital ureteroscopy and enhanced vs unenhanced imaging for diagnosis and treatment of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC): results from the Clinical Research Office of the Endourology Society (CROES)-UTUC registry.
Shahrokh F ShariatM Pilar LagunaMorgan RoupretPatricio Garcia-MarchinenaMariano Sebastián GonzalezTomonori HabuchiErkan ErkanAnthony NgPaolo GonteroJean de la RosettePublished in: BJU international (2021)
D-URS did not provide any oncological advantage over FO-URS. Similarly, no differences in terms of OS and DFS were found when image-enhancement technologies were compared to D-URS. These findings underline the importance of surgeon skills and experience, and reinforce the need for the centralisation of UTUC care.