title: Percutaneous endoscopic management of urothelial tumors of the renal pelvis.
abstract: Although nephroureterectomy remains the reference standard for the treatment of transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis, advances in technology and techniques have made percutaneous management of select lesions feasible. We report our technique of staged percutaneous resection of a large renal pelvic transitional cell cancer.
authors.affiliation: James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Potter
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Jarrett
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014567:Urography