Urinary pH is an independent predictor of upper tract recurrence in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients with a smoking history

Abstract Limited information is currently available on predictors of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) recurrence in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) patients according to smoking history, although smoking probably contributes to urothelial carcinogenesis. Therefore, the present stud...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Ide, Eiji Kikuchi, Koichiro Ogihara, Naoya Niwa, Keisuke Shigeta, Tsukasa Masuda, Yuto Baba, Ryuichi Mizuno, Mototsugu Oya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00184-y