{"title":"Ureteroscopic biopsy for upper tract urothelial cancers: A valuable double-edged tool in the era of a risk-stratified approach.","authors":"Morgan Rouprêt, Giorgio Calleris","doi":"10.1177/00369330221130763","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A large multicentre retrospective cohort study investigating the impact of a ureteroscopic biopsy (URS-Bx) on urinary bladder recurrences (UBR) rates after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) is presented by Anbarasan, Nabi and coll. on the current issue of the Scottish Medical Journal, addressing a “ hot topic ” in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) management.","PeriodicalId":21683,"journal":{"name":"Scottish Medical Journal","volume":"68 1","pages":"2-3"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4000,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Scottish Medical Journal","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00369330221130763","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A large multicentre retrospective cohort study investigating the impact of a ureteroscopic biopsy (URS-Bx) on urinary bladder recurrences (UBR) rates after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) is presented by Anbarasan, Nabi and coll. on the current issue of the Scottish Medical Journal, addressing a “ hot topic ” in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) management.
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A unique international information source for the latest news and issues concerning the Scottish medical community. Contributions are drawn from Scotland and its medical institutions, through an array of international authors. In addition to original papers, Scottish Medical Journal publishes commissioned educational review articles, case reports, historical articles, and sponsoring society abstracts.This journal is a member of the Committee on Publications Ethics (COPE).