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- Title
Learning from the past and present to change the future: Endoscopic management of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma.
- Authors
Yoshida, Takashi; Ohe, Chisato; Nakamoto, Takahiro; Kinoshita, Hidefumi
- Abstract
Current guidelines recommend endoscopic management (EM) for patients with low‐risk upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma, as well as those with an imperative indication. However, regardless of the tumor risk, radical nephroureterectomy is still mainly performed worldwide despite the benefits of EM, such as renal function maintenance, no hemodialysis requirement, and treatment cost reduction. This might be explained by the association of EM with a high risk of local recurrence and progression. Furthermore, the need for rigorous patient selection and close surveillance following EM may be relevant. Nevertheless, recent developments in diagnostic modalities, pathological evaluation, surgical devices and techniques, and intracavitary regimens have been reported, which may contribute to improved risk stratification and treatments with superior oncological outcomes. In this review, considering recent advances in endourology and oncology, we propose novel treatment strategies for optimal EM.
- Subjects
ENDOSCOPIC surgery; URINARY organs; TRANSITIONAL cell carcinoma; OPERATIVE surgery; PATIENT selection
- Publication
International Journal of Urology, 2023, Vol 30, Issue 8, p634
- ISSN
0919-8172
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/iju.15208