2022
A systematic review and meta-analysis on delaying surgery for urothelial carcinoma of bladder and upper tract urothelial carcinoma: Implications for the COVID19 pandemic and beyond
Leow J, Tan W, Tan W, Tan T, Chan V, Tikkinen K, Kamat A, Sengupta S, Meng M, Shariat S, Roupret M, Decaestecker K, Vasdev N, Chong Y, Enikeev D, Giannarini G, Ficarra V, Teoh J, Collaborators O. A systematic review and meta-analysis on delaying surgery for urothelial carcinoma of bladder and upper tract urothelial carcinoma: Implications for the COVID19 pandemic and beyond. Frontiers In Surgery 2022, 9: 879774. PMID: 36268209, PMCID: PMC9577485, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.879774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadical nephro-ureterectomyAssociated with poor overall survivalRadical cystectomyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPoor overall survivalOverall survivalUrothelial carcinomaSurvival outcomesUrothelial carcinoma of bladderAssociated with poor survival outcomesUpper tract urothelial carcinomaAssociated with overall survivalDiagnosis of UCBCancer-specific survivalInvasive urothelial carcinomaCarcinoma of bladderUrologic cancer surgeryMeta-analysisPoor survival outcomesSystematic reviewDefinitive surgeryBetween-study heterogeneityDelayed surgeryNephro-ureterectomyUpper tract
2021
Major Urological Cancer Surgery for Patients is Safe and Surgical Training Should Be Encouraged During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicentre Analysis of 30-day Outcomes
Tan W, Arianayagam R, Khetrapal P, Rowe E, Kearley S, Mahrous A, Pal R, Fowler W, Heer R, Elajnaf M, Douglas-Moore J, Griffiths T, Voss J, Wilby D, Al Kadhi O, Noel J, Vasdev N, McKay A, Ahmad I, Abu-Nayla I, Lamb B, Hill G, Narahari K, Kynaston H, Yousuf A, Kusuma V, Cresswell J, Cooke P, Chakravarti A, Barod R, Bex A, Kelly J, group O. Major Urological Cancer Surgery for Patients is Safe and Surgical Training Should Be Encouraged During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicentre Analysis of 30-day Outcomes. European Urology Open Science 2021, 25: 39-43. PMID: 33458711, PMCID: PMC7796655, DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2021.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadical nephrectomyRadical prostatectomyRadical cystectomyPartial nephrectomyHigher American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) scoreCounseling patientsGenitourinary (GU) cancersAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) scoreAssociated with longer hospital LOSRisk of progressionHigher ASA scoreHospital length of stayUrologic cancer surgeryMinimally invasive approachLonger hospital LOSCase statusLength of stayASA scoreInvasive approachMulticentre analysisCancer operationsUrological cancersCancer surgeryHospital lengthKidney cancer