Long-term oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic nephroureterectomy versus open nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background. Several factors have been validated as predictors of disease recurrence in upper tract urothelial carcinoma. However, the oncological outcomes between different surgical approaches (open nephroureterectomy versus laparoscopic nephroureterectomy, ONU vs LNU) remain controversial. Therefor...

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Main Authors: Su Zhang, You Luo, Cheng Wang, Sheng-Jun Fu, Li Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2063.pdf