title: Robot-assisted surgery for the treatment of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma.
abstract: Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery is increasingly used in urologic oncologic surgery. Robotic nephroureterectomy is still a relatively new technique. As upper tract urothelial carcinoma is a rare disease, intermediate- and long-term outcome data are scarce. However, robotic nephroureterectomy does seem to offer advantages to open and laparoscopic counterparts, with comparable short-term oncologic and functional outcomes. Here the authors review the robotic surgical management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma, with a review of the steps and tips on making this approach more widely adoptable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, NYU Langone Medical Center, 150 East 32nd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: Susan.Marshall@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, NYU Langone Medical Center, 150 East 32nd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stifelman
mesh_terms: D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Nephroureterectomy; Robot-assisted surgery; Upper urinary tract; Urothelial carcinoma