Re: Laparoscopic Versus Open Nephroureterectomy: Perioperative and Oncologic Outcomes From a Randomised Prospective Study

摘要

Experts' summary: The authors reported their perioperative and oncologic results from a prospective randomised study following purely laparoscopic nephroureterectomy (LNU; group B) and open nephroureterectomy (ONU; group A) in 80 patients affected by nonmetastatic urothelial cancer of the upper urinary tract. After performing a standard transperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy, the ureter is dissected to the ureterovesical junction, and a bladder cuff is excised using a 10-mm LigaSure Atlas hand-switching instrument (Covidien, Boulder, CO, USA).