Anas S Tresh, Francesco Del Giudice, Shufeng Li, Satvir Basran, Federico Belladelli, Ettore De Berardinis, Vincenzo Asero, Matteo Ferro, Sabin Tataru, Gian Maria Busetto, Ugo Falagario, Riccardo Autorino, Felice Crocetto, Biagio Barone, Benjamin Pradere, Marco Moschini, Andrea Mari, Wojciech Krajewski, Łukasz Nowak, Bartosz Małkiewicz, Tomasz Szydełko, Simone Crivellaro, Abhay Rane, Benjamin Challacombe, Rajesh Nair, Benjamin I Chung
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a significant predictor of worse postoperative morbidity in cancer surgeries. No data have been available for patients with preoperative VTE and upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) undergoing radical nephroureterectomy (RNU). Our aim was to assess the impact of a preoperative VTE diagnosis on perioperative outcomes in the RNU context. METHODS: Patients aged 18 yr or older with a UTUC diagnosis undergoing RNU were identified in the Merative Marketscan Research deidentified databases between 2007 and 2021...
March 2, 2024: European Urology Focus