Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy Articles

Background and Objectives: Our aim was to clarify the oncological outcomes of the two different approaches to laparoscopic nephroureterectomies (LNUs) in Japan, and to examine whether there were any significant differences between the transperitoneal approach and the retroperitoneal approach.

The optimal approach for nephroureterectomy in patients with suspected UTUC remains a point of debate. In this review, we compare the oncological outcomes of robotic nephroureterectomy (RNU) with open (ONU) or laparoscopic nephroureterectomy (LNU).

Open radical nephroureterectomy (ONU) is the standard of care for treatment of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), but laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy (LNU) is increasingly being used due to better perioperative outcomes.

Taiwan has a high incidence of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). This study aimed to compare the surgical outcomes following transperitoneal hand-assisted laparoscopic nephroureterectomy (TP-HALNU) and transperitoneal pure laparoscopic nephroureterectomy (TP-LNU) from the Taiwan nationwide UTUC collaboration database using different parameters, including surgical volumes.