Comparative Outcomes Following Endoscopic Ureteral Detachment and Formal Bladder Cuff Excision in Open Nephroureterectomy for Upper Urinary Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma

Endoscopic ureteral detachment reduces operative duration and is associated with equivalent oncological outcomes compared with open bladder cuff excision in nephroureterectomy. Caution should be exercised in patients with low ureteral tumors.