PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - KOUJI IZUMI
AU  - SHINGO ITAI
AU  - YOSHIKO TAKAHASHI
AU  - RIE TAKAHASHI
AU  - AERKEN MAOLAKE
AU  - MITSUO OFUDE
AU  - SATORU UENO
AU  - YOSHIFUMI KADONO
AU  - YASUHIDE KITAGAWA
AU  - HIROYUKI KONAKA
AU  - ATSUSHI MIZOKAMI
AU  - MIKIO NAMIKI
TI  - Factors Predictive of Oncological Outcome After Nephroureterectomy: Comparison Between Laparoscopic and Open Procedures
DP  - 2013 Dec 01
TA  - Anticancer Research
PG  - 5501--5506
VI  - 33
IP  - 12
4099  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/33/12/5501.short
4100  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/33/12/5501.full
SO  - Anticancer Res2013 Dec 01; 33
AB  - Background: Although laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy is the standard treatment for localized upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma, open radical nephroureterectomy has been reported to have a different rate of intravesical recurrence. Patients and Methods: Intravesical recurrence-free, progression-free, and overall survival rates among patients undergoing open and laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy from 2002 to 2013 were analyzed. Results: Although no single factor predicted intravesical recurrence-free survival, a past history of bladder cancer or grade 3 was related to poorer intravesical recurrence-free survival rate in patients treated with laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy. Moreover, the novel proposed risk classification based on our data clearly showed better progression-free survival and overall survival, as well as intravesical recurrence-free survival, in patients treated with laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy. Conclusion: The findings reported here may help urologists predict oncological outcomes and to plan follow-up schedules after laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy.