Urothelial carcinoma: Three modes of bladder cuff excision - Equal outcomes

摘要

Oncologic outcomes following nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma are not compromised when the surgeon removes the bladder cuff via a transurethral incision. Excision of the bladder cuff is an integral component of the gold standard treatment for upper tract urothelial carcinoma-radical nephroureterectomy. There is, however, no consensus as to the optimal approach to removal of the bladder cuff. After analyzing data from a large patient cohort, researchers in Taiwan now conclude that the method by which the bladder cuff is removed has no effect on cancer-specific outcomes.