A comparative study of different surgical techniques for the management of distal ureter during laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy.
CONCLUSIONS: LRNU outcomes are not dependant on the type of endoscopic approach performed. The open extravesical approach is a more difficult technique and could worsen the oncological outcomes when compared to the intravesical.
PMID: 31447089 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Actas Urologicas Espanolas - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Carrion A, Ribal MJ, Morote J, Huguet J, Raventós C, Lozano F, Costa-Grau M, Alcaraz A Tags: Actas Urol Esp Source Type: research
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