Laser ablation of renal pelvic transitional cell carcinoma in a solitary kidney: a 9-year follow-up.
Neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser ablation of upper-tract urothelial tumors has been well documented in the urologic literature. However, the standard treatment of choice remains radical nephroureterectomy with excision of a cuff of the bladder for most patients. We report on a patient with recurrent superficial transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis in a solitary kidney treated with Nd:YAG laser with a 9-year follow-up.
Wong
A K
AK
Division of Urology, UCI Medical Center, Orange 92668, USA.
Lupu
A N
AN
Shanberg
A M
AM
D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male