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. 2022 Oct 10;17(1):62–67. doi: 10.1097/CU9.0000000000000158

Table 1.

Oncologic outcomes reported in systematic reviews of endoscopic treatment of UTUC with Ho:YAG or Nd:YAG laser ablation.

Authors Year of publication Follow-up time, mo Upper tract recurrence rate, % Bladder recurrence rate, % Requiring RNU, % CSS, % OS, % Renal salvage rate, %
Bader et al.[14] 2009 NR 14–44 25–36 NR NR NR 78–81
Adamis et al.[19] 2011 NR 29–74 35–40 NR 86–100 NR 78–81
Park and Jeon[8] 2013 20–53 25–90 15–53 0–28 82–100 45–100 NR
Verges et al.[7] 2017 19–73 23–90 43 17–36 47–100 NR 64–83
Petros et al.[9] 2018 24–58 65 44 0–33 70–100 35–100 NR

Values in the table were the ranges of values reported in the review articles.[79,14,19]

CSS = cancer-specific survival; NR = not reported; OS = overall survival; RNU = radical nephroureterectomy; UTUC = upper tract urothelial carcinoma.