Impact of double J stenting or nephrostomy placement during transurethral resection of bladder tumour on the incidence of metachronous upper urinary tract urothelial cancer

Abstract Background Whether or not double J (DJ) stenting during transurethral resection of a bladder tumour (TURBT) harms patients with regard to possible metachronous upper urinary tract urothelial cancer (UUTUC) development remains controversial. This study evaluated the impact of DJ compared to...

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Main Authors: Marie C. Hupe, Lukas Dormayer, Tomasz Ozimek, Julian P. Struck, Martin J. P. Hennig, Melanie Klee, Christoph A. J. von Klot, Markus A. Kuczyk, Axel S. Merseburger, Mario W. Kramer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-6620-2