Early repeated ureteroscopy within 6–8 weeks after a primary endoscopic treatment in patients with upper tract urothelial cell carcinoma: preliminary findings

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1201-1206

  Villa, Luca ^a,b   Cloutier, Jonathan ^a   Letendre, Julien ^a   Ploumidis, Achilles ^a   Salonia, Andrea ^b,c   Cornu, Jean Nicolas ^a   Montorsi, Francesco ^b,c   Traxer, Olivier ^a  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Flexible ureteroscopy; Second look; Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME FACTOR; URETERAL NEOPLASMS; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; URETERAL NEOPLASMS; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84951778782     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-015-1753-7     Document Type: Review

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