作者: Laurent Nison , Morgan Rouprêt , Grégory Bozzini , Adil Ouzzane , François Audenet
DOI: 10.1007/S00345-012-0959-1
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摘要: Objectives According to the current upper urinary tract urothelial carcinomas (UTUC) guidelines, ureteroscopic evaluation (URS) is recommended improve diagnostic accuracy and obtain a grade (by biopsy or cytology). However, URS may delay radical surgery [e.g., nephroureterectomy (RNU)]. The objective of this study was evaluate influence implementation before RNU on patient survival.