Yiling Chen, Chenyang Xu, Zezhong Mou, Yun Hu, Chen Yang, Jinzhong Hu, Xinan Chen, Jianfeng Luo, Lujia Zou, Haowen Jiang
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Cryoablation is a traditional antitumor therapy with good prospects for development. The efficacy of endoscopic management as a kidney-sparing surgery for high-risk upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) remains controversial. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of endoscopic cryoablation (ECA) versus radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) on survival outcomes, renal function, and complications. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed data for 116 patients with newly diagnosed high-risk UTUC who underwent either ECA (n = 13) or RNU (n = 103) from March 25, 2019 to December 8, 2021...
April 30, 2024: European Urology Oncology