Significance of intraoperative ureteral evaluation at radical cystectomy for urothelial cancer
Academic Article
Overview
MeSH Major
Carcinoma
Cystectomy
Ureter
Urologic Neoplasms
abstract
Patients with involved ureters and/or ureteral anastomotic margins have a higher risk of upper tract recurrence. However, the overall risk of recurrence is low and is not clearly associated with overall survival. The data do not support routine intraoperative frozen sections to assess ureteral involvement.
