Robot-Assisted Surgery for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

Upper tract urothelial carcinoma is a rare malignancy for which surgery provides definitive management. Open radical nephroureterectomy was the gold standard treatment, but laparoscopic and robot-assisted approaches are alternative options. Kidney-sparing approaches are feasible for carefully select...

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Published in:	Urologic clinics of North America Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 71 - 80
Main Authors:	Lo, Eric M., Kim, Hyung L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-02-2021
Subjects:	Anastomosis, Surgical Cancer Carcinoma, Transitional Cell - surgery Humans Kidney Neoplasms - surgery Nephroureterectomy - methods Replantation - methods Robotic surgery Robotic Surgical Procedures - methods Transitional cell carcinoma Upper tract Ureter - surgery Ureteral Neoplasms - surgery Ureterectomy Urologic Neoplasms - surgery Urothelial carcinoma Robotic surgery Ureterectomy Transitional cell carcinoma Urothelial carcinoma Upper tract Cancer
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Summary:	Upper tract urothelial carcinoma is a rare malignancy for which surgery provides definitive management. Open radical nephroureterectomy was the gold standard treatment, but laparoscopic and robot-assisted approaches are alternative options. Kidney-sparing approaches are feasible for carefully selected patients with ureteral cancer. This article discusses the evaluation of patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma and definitive management using robot-assisted surgical approaches. Patients with urothelial carcinoma of the upper tract can be treated with robot-assisted nephroureterectomy, distal ureterectomy, and segmental ureterectomy.
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ISSN:	0094-0143 1558-318X
DOI:	10.1016/j.ucl.2020.09.011