Minimally invasive treatment of urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract: clinical case

Currently, the main approach to treatment of malignant tumors of the renal pelvis is radical nephroureterectomy. In some patient categories, organ-sparing surgeries are possible if several criteria are met. According to scientific publications, tumor recurrence and progression rates significantly vary in non-radical surgical treatment, and outcomes are contradictory. The article presents a clinical case of organ-sparing treatment of a young patient with progressive urothelial carcinoma.