Nasogastric tube decompression is unnecessary in patients undergoing laparoscopic nephroureterectomy for localized upper tract urothelial carcinoma.

CONCLUSIONS: Surgery-naïve patients with localized UTUC received LNU without peri-operative NGT is safe and feasible. PMID: 31813657 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31813657?dopt=Abstract

Source: J Formos Med Assoc - December 4, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hsu FS, Huang WY, Chen YF, Wu LY, Wang SM, Huang KH Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research