This special series of reviews on the important surgical procedures for urological cancers, each aiming to describe the surgical principles and summarise the literature on outcomes and complications. For newer and developing procedures such as robotic partial nephrectomy and penile-sparing surgery, these reviews should enable additional uptake and dissemination. Conversely, for well-established procedures such as bladder tumour resection and pelvic lymphadenectomy, they will serve the purpose of reinforcing good surgical technique and appropriate patient selection. I hope the end result will be further improvement in the surgical management of urological cancers.
Surgery for urological cancers
Transperineal prostate biopsy: a review of technique
Transrectal ultrasound biopsy of the prostate: does it still have a role in prostate cancer diagnosis?
Open retropubic radical prostatectomy
Surgical techniques to improve continence recovery after robot- assisted radical prostatectomy
A narrative review of pelvic lymph node dissection in prostate cancer
Transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT)
Radical cystectomy: a review of techniques, developments and controversies
The evolving role of lymphadenectomy for bladder cancer: why, when, and how
Radical inguinal orchidectomy: the gold standard for initial management of testicular cancer
Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for germ cell tumour
Minimally invasive radical nephrectomy: a contemporary review
The role of open radical nephrectomy in contemporary management of renal cell carcinoma
Role of minimally invasive partial nephrectomy in the management of renal mass
Open partial nephrectomy: current review
Nephron-sparing surgery for the management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma: an outline of surgical technique and review of outcomes
The nephroureterectomy: a review of technique and current controversies
The role of penectomy in penile cancer—evolving paradigms
Penile sparing therapy for penile cancer
Inguinal lymph node dissection for penile cancer: a contemporary review
Disclosure:
The focused issue “Surgery for Urologic Cancers” was commissioned by the editorial office, Translational Andrology and Urology without any sponsorship or funding. Shomik Sengupta is serving as the unpaid Guest Editor for the focused issue.