Advances in lasers for the minimally invasive treatment of upper and lower urinary tract conditions: a systematic review

P Kronenberg, C Cerrato, P Juliebø-Jones… - World Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Technological advancements in laser lithotripsy are expanding into numerous
fields of urology, like ureteroscopy (URS), percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), and …

Learning from the past and present to change the future: endoscopic management of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma

T Yoshida, C Ohe, T Nakamoto… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Current guidelines recommend endoscopic management (EM) for patients with low‐risk
upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma, as well as those with an imperative indication …

Intravesical Therapy for Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A Comprehensive Review

Z Wang, H Shi, Y Xu, Y Fang, J Song, W Jiang, D Xia… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This comprehensive review discusses the current status and future
prospects of intravesical therapy for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). It …

Contemporary trends of systemic neoadjuvant and adjuvant intravesical chemotherapy in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinomas undergoing minimally …

F Del Giudice, S van Uem, S Li, FL Vilson… - Clinical Genitourinary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction New evidence indicates that minimally invasive surgery (MIS)(laparoscopic or
robotic-assisted [LNU, RANU]) reaches oncologic equivalence compared with Open Radical …

Endoscopic Conservative Treatment of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma with a Thulium Laser: A Systematic Review

L Candela, E Ventimiglia, C Solano, M Chicaud… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Thulium lasers (TLs), namely the Thulium fiber laser (TFL) and the Thulium:
YAG (Tm: YAG), are being increasingly adopted for the conservative treatment of upper …

A review of how lasers are used in UTUC surgery: can the choice of laser affect outcomes?

M Taratkin, N Singla, D Babaevskaya, A Androsov… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Kidney-sparing surgery (KSS) and particularly endoscopic, has gained
attractivity for the treatment of localized upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Endoscopy …

New technologies for nephron-sparing surgery in upper urinary tract cancers

A Gallioli, G Basile, A Territo… - Current Opinion in Urology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Photodynamic ureteroscopy has been reported to improve cancer detection rate as
compared with conventional imaging or ureteroscopy, especially in case of carcinoma in …

Nephron-sparing approaches in upper tract urothelial carcinoma: current and future strategies

WS Ham, JS Park, WS Jang, J Kim - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is a relatively rare cancer, and much of the
approach to treatment has been derived from strategies employed in treating bladder …

[HTML][HTML] Photodynamic diagnosis–guided dual laser ablation for upper urinary tract carcinoma: preoperative preparation, surgical technique, and clinical outcomes

T Yoshida, T Murota, T Matsuzaki, K Nakao… - European Urology Open …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Although ureteroscopic surgery (URS) is beneficial for low-risk upper urinary
tract carcinoma (UTUC), there is no standardized URS technique or navigation system for …

Role of ureteroscopy in treatment of upper tract urothelial carcinoma

J Ng Chieng Hin, D Hettiarachchilage… - Current Urology …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is uncommon
accounting for less than 10% of all urothelial tumours. Ureteroscopic management (URS) is …