Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy: Oncologic Outcomes and Management of Distal Ureter; Review of the Literature

Table 1

LNU series and comparative studies.

	Patients (n) LNU/ONU	Median follow-up (mo)	Recurrence (%)	Local recurrence (%)	Bladder recurrence (%)	Distant metastasis (%)	Overall survival (%)	Cancer-specific survival (%)	Risk factor associated to survival (%)
LNU X Series
El Fettouh	116	25	Not stated	Not stated	24	9	Not stated	87	Not stated
(2002) [12]								(2 year)
Muntner	39	74	46	5	Not stated	18	59 (5 year)	68	Tumor stage
(2007) [13]								(5 year)
LNU versus open surgery
Bariol	58 26/22	101/96	Not stated	8/15	28/ 42	28/18	56/59	72/82	Not stated
(2004) [14]								(5 year)
Rouprêt	46 20/ 26	68/ 78	19 (urothelial)	Not stated	Not stated	10/35	Not stated	90/61	Tumor stage and grade
(2006) [15]								(5 year)
Manabe	224 58/166	14/ 28 (mean)	33/38	1 case port/ 2 cases	Not stated	17/20	84/84 (2 year)	85/82	Tumor stage and grade
(2007) [16]								(2 year)