title: Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of urothelial tumors of the upper urinary tract.
abstract: Fifty-two percutaneous and 41 ureteroscopic procedures for upper tract tumor were performed in 61 patients. In 23 patients the procedure was primarily a diagnostic evaluation due to widespread papillomatosis or invasiveness, in the rest it was therapeutic. In two patients the tumor progressed and a nephroureterectomia was performed. Complications were minimal and transient, and no spreading of tumor due to endoscopy was seen. Endoscopic management is a conservative renal sparing treatment option in urothelial upper tract tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Randers Centralsygehus, Denmark.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olesen
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*