title: Robot-assisted radical nephroureterectomy for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: a promising alternative to open surgery or a future "gold standard"?
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: mark.borghesi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borghesi
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brunocilla
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schiavina
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martorana
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000601:surgery*; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D019459:Urothelium / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Lymph node dissection; Outcomes; Prognostic factors; Robotic surgery; Urothelial carcinoma