Robot-assisted radical nephroureterectomy for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: a promising alternative to open surgery or a future "gold standard"?

Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2014 Apr;12(2):e65-6. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2013.05.009. Epub 2013 Nov 12.

Authors

Marco Borghesi¹, Eugenio Brunocilla², Riccardo Schiavina², Giuseppe Martorana²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Urology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 24342127
DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2013.05.009

No abstract available

Keywords: Lymph node dissection; Outcomes; Prognostic factors; Robotic surgery; Urothelial carcinoma.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Male
Nephrectomy / methods*
Robotics / methods*
Urinary Tract / surgery*
Urologic Neoplasms / surgery*
Urothelium / surgery*