Diagnostic outcome of ureteroscopy in urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract

Blogger's Note: genetic component/s was not part of this study

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 Diagnostic outcome of ureteroscopy in urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract: Incidence of later cancer detection and its risk factors after the first examination

Background

To determine the incidence of later cancer detection and its risk factors after the first diagnostic ureteroscopy. 

  

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics
Conclusion

Later cancer detection of UC of the UUT was not uncommon after the first examination. Risk analysis revealed that episodes of gross hematuria (p = 0.0048) and abnormal cytological findings (p = 0.0335) during the follow-up and a male sex (p = 0.0316) were adverse risk factors.