title: Kidney sparing surgery for urothelial carcinoma of the pyelocalyceal system: is there a role for open techniques? Results from a small series.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate individually tailored open nephron-sparing surgical techniques for urothelial carcinoma of the pyelocalyceal system (UCPCS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Four patients underwent nephron-sparing surgery for UCPCS including, open partial resection of the pyelon with peritoneal reconstruction, partial nephrectomy, open partial resection of the pyelon with kidney autotransplantation, combined open resection and calicoscopic laser coagulation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Recurrence-free survival was 24 months without any impairment of kidney function in all patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Open nephron-sparing surgery for UCPCS should be taken into consideration for selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Bonn University, Sigmund-Freud St. 25, 53127 Bonn, Germany. stefan.latz@ukb.uni-bonn.de.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Latz
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Bonn University, Sigmund-Freud St. 25, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hauser
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Bonn University, Sigmund-Freud St. 25,53127 Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Bonn University, Sigmund-Freud St. 25,53127 Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fechner
mesh_terms: D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D009399:Nephrons; D059351:Organ Sparing Treatments