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Current Urology Reports
Published in: Current Urology Reports 5/2016

01-05-2016 | Urothelial Cancer (A Sagalowsky, Section Editor)

Complications Following Radical Nephroureterectomy

Authors: Jay D. Raman, Syed M. Jafri

Published in: Current Urology Reports | Issue 5/2016

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Abstract

Radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) is the gold standard treatment strategy for bulky, high-grade, or muscle-invasive upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Many patients with UTUC who require RNU are elderly, comorbid, and at risk for perioperative complications. Recognition of likelihood and extent of such complications guides preoperative counseling, decision-making process for major surgery, and perioperative care. A critical review of such data is essential, given the inevitable impact of complications on hospital duration, need for readmission, resource utilization, and costs associated with management.
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Metadata
Title
Complications Following Radical Nephroureterectomy
Authors
Jay D. Raman
Syed M. Jafri
Publication date
01-05-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Urology Reports / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 1527-2737
Electronic ISSN: 1534-6285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11934-016-0595-1

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