Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer

Posted On 2024-08-07 17:53:30

The series on “Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer” is edited by Dr. Ram A. Pathak from Mayo Clinic-Jacksonville (USA) and Dr. Ashok K. Hemal from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (USA).

Editorial
Preface to “Newer Techniques and Tools Lead to a Paradigm Shift in the Diagnosis and Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma”
Ram A. Pathak, Ashok K. Hema

Review Article
Oncologic outcomes following radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a literature review
Gabrielle Grob, Devin Rogers, Savio D. Pandolfo, Srinivas Vourganti, Maurizio Buscarini, Reza Mehrazin, B. Mayer Grob, Maria C. Mir, Sisto Perdonà, Ithaar H. Derweesh, Antonio Franco, Edward E. Cherullo, Ashok K. Hemal, Riccardo Autorino

Novel laser therapies and new technologies in the endoscopic management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a narrative review
Amanda A. Myers, Raymond W. Pak

Robotic nephroureterectomy supplanting open and laparoscopic approach for upper tract urothelial carcinoma management: a narrative review
Laura Zuluaga, Jordan M. Rich, Shirin Razdan, Burak Ucpinar, Kennedy E. Okhawere, Indu Saini, Ketan K. Badani

Narrative review of nephron-sparing surgical management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma: is there a role for distal ureterectomy, segmental ureterectomy, and partial nephrectomy
Sumit Saini, Shaun Paul Deveshwar, Ashok Kumar Hemal

Adjuvant intraluminal therapies for upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Raymond Khargi, Christopher Connors, Anna Ricapito, Alan J. Yaghoubian, Blair E. Gallante, Johnathan A. Khusid, William M. Atallah, Mantu Gupta

Diagnosis, workup, and risk stratification of upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Andrew J. Zganjar, David D. Thiel, Timothy D. Lyon

Application of the single-port robotic platform during radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: feasibility of the single-port robot in the multi-quadrant setting
Antony A. Pellegrino, Mahmoud Mima, Simone Crivellaro

Advances in chemoablation in upper tract urothelial carcinoma: overview of indications and treatment patterns
Josh Gottlieb, Jennifer Linehan, Katie S. Murray

Management of the distal ureter and bladder cuff at the time of nephroureterectomy: an overview of open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches
Ram A. Pathak, Ashok K. Hema

Refined step-by-step narrative review of robotic radical nephroureterectomy in the management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Timothy K. O’Rourke Jr, Parth U. Thakker, Ashok K. Hemal

Single instillation intravesical chemotherapy after radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: current evidence and future directions
Justin Refugia, Matvey Tsivian

Disclosure:
The series “Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer” was commissioned by the editorial office, Translational Andrology and Urology without any funding or sponsorship. Ashok K Hemal serves as an unpaid editorial board member of Translational Andrology and Urology from November 2019 to October 2025. Ram A. Pathak and Ashok K Hemal served as the unpaid Guest Editors of the series.