Percutaneous endoscopic treatment of urothelial tumours of the renal pelvis

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the results of percutaneous endoscopic treatment of renal pelvic transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Ten patients (median age, 70 years; range 56-86) with a renal pelvic TCC were treated by percutaneous endoscopic resection. Seven had a normal contralateral kidney and were treated electively. RESULTS: Follow-up was from 3 to 77 months. There was one recurrence locally and one recurrence in the bladder. There have been no recurrences in the nephrostomy tract. CONCLUSION: We have shown that percutaneous resection of intrarenal TCC is a possible and safe technique. Further follow-up is needed to confirm its safety.