Oncologic outcomes following radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) represents the gold standard treatment for non-metastatic upper tract urothelial cancer. We sought to provide a comprehensive review of reported oncologic outcomes of the RNU procedure and of factors that might impact these outcomes.

Methods

A non-systematic review of the literature was conducted by performing an electronic literature search using PubMed with "radical nephroureterectomy" and "oncologic outcomes" as free text search terms. Both original articles and systematic reviews were considered. Search was limited to articles in English that were published in the last 20 years.

Key content and findings

Open and laparoscopic RNU offer comparable oncologic outcomes. In more recent years, the discussion has <

SUBMITTER: Grob G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10481200 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature