Endoscopic ablation versus nephroureterectomy in localized low-grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a comparison in terms of cancer-specific and other-cause mortality
Endoscopic ablation of localized non-invasive low-grade UTUC with tumor size < 2 cm results in absence of cancer-control outcome differences relative to radical nephroureterectomy. This observation validates the current guideline recommendations.
Authors
- Zhe Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9482-6473)
- Luis Kluth
- Francesco Di Bello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8585-3701)
- Fred Saad
- Felix K.‐H. Chun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8486-9536)
- Carolin Siech (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5460-4171)
- Salvatore Micali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2121-1897)
- Jordan A. Goyal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4609-8981)
- Ottavio De Cobelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0699-8620)
- Letizia Maria Ippolita Jannello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0612-0519)
- Philipp Mandel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0760-7281)
- Mario de Angelis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0494-7839)
- Benedikt Hoeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4238-6584)
- Nicola Longo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3677-1216)
- Pierre I. Karakiewicz
- Alberto Briganti
- Shahrokh F. Shariat
- Natali Rodriquez Peñaranda
Institutions
- Al-Ahliyya Amman University (JO)
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (IT)
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
- University of Milan (IT)
- Cornell University (US)
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna (AT)
- University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- European Institute of Oncology (IT)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Urology
- Published
- 2025-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-025-05626-0
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.04