Comparison of oncological outcomes for hand-assisted and pure laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy: results from the Taiwan Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer Collaboration Group
Journal
Surgical endoscopy
Date Issued
2021-10-29
Author(s)
Yu, Chih-Chin
Ke, Hung-Lung
Li, Wei-Ming
Chung, Shiu-Dong
Wu, Wei-Che
Chen, Yung-Tai
Jiang, Yuan-Hong
Lin, Yu-Hua
Lin, Wei-Yu
Wu, Chia-Chang
Tsai, Yao-Chou
Abstract
Laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy (LNU) has gradually become the new standard treatment for localized upper tract urothelial cancer (UTUC). With more blunt dissection and tactile sensation, hand-assisted LNU might shorten the operative time compared with the pure laparoscopic approach. However, whether the use of the hand-assisted or the pure laparoscopic approach has an effect on oncological outcomes remains unclear.
Subjects
Hand-assisted; Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy; Oncological outcomes; Upper tract urothelial cancer
SDGs
Publisher
SPRINGER
Type
journal article