Open AccessFate of residual ureteral stump in patients undergoing robot-assisted radical nephroureterectomy for high-risk upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Author(s) -
R. S. Pathak,
Ashok K. Hemal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
translational andrology and urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2223-4691
pISSN - 2223-4683
DOI - 10.21037/tau.2019.09.14
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , pyonephrosis , perioperative , cystectomy , cohort , cuff , ureter , bladder cancer , cystoscopy , nephrectomy , urology , urinary system , cancer , kidney
Management of the distal ureter in radical nephroureterectomy and bladder cuff excision (RNUBCE) is paramount, directly influencing oncologic outcomes. Herein, we analyze the natural history of patients who have undergone robotic radical nephroureterectomy without formal bladder cuff excision and retained ureteral stump and compare this cohort with patients undergoing formal RNUBCE for high-risk upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).