title: [Upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma: current treatment options and minimally invasive approaches].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (UUT-TCC) is a rare disease. Open nephroure-terectomy remains the gold standard for surgical treatment. We aim to evaluate the standing of novel surgical treatment in UUT-TCC.
  
  
  METHODS
  Extensive review of available literature on UUT-TCC, with emphasis in surgical treatment. English medical literature available in PubMed, Ovid, EMBASE y Science Direct was employed for the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy, ureteroscopy and percutaneous treatment are the available surgical options that based on adequate patient selection offer acceptable cancer control.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Indications for the treatment of UT-TCC are expanding and this allows clinicians to tailor treatment while preserving oncological results.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Endourología y Laparoscopía Urológica, Clínica Santa María, Las Condes, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: Ivar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vidal Mora
authors.forename: Octavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Velasco Palma
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Salas
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Campos Pantoja
mesh_terms: D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D018666:Ureteroscopy