
The use of endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery as an additional approach to upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: Our Experience
Author(s) -
M. Grande,
Davide Campobasso,
Raffaele Inzillo,
Matteo Moretti,
Francesco Facchini,
Jean Emmanuel Kwe,
Antonio Frattini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/iju.iju_71_20
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , urinary system , urology , open surgery , endoscopy , surgery , radiology
With increasing experience and advancing technology, endoscopy for UTUC has become more common. Endoscopic Combined Intrarenal Surgery (ECIRS) could be an option for patients with low-grade and large-volume UTUC that could be either anatomically or technically challenging to manage by retrograde flexible ureterorenoscopy.