Endoscopic management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma-tips and tricks.

Transl Androl Urol

Department of Urology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel Affiliated with Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Published: August 2020

Ureteroscopic methods have been rapidly evolving in the last several decades. With advances in flexible devices, optics and laser technologies, the endourologic surgeon has now the tools to treat high-volume tumors, in difficult locations, with good oncologic outcome. This makes radical nephroureterectomy unnecessary in some cases. Endoscopy in the setting of UTUC will surely continue to evolve and become applicable to a wider selection of patients. In this review we describe the surgical technique and provide tips and tricks which we use in our practice of endoscopic retrograde treatment of upper-tract urothelial carcinoma.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7475684PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tau.2020.01.07DOI Listing

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