Urothelial Malignancies of the Upper Urinary Tract

Majid Eshghi, MD, FACS, MBA Chief Section of Endourology and Minimally Invasive Urology Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College Department of Urology Valhalla, NYUnited States

Epidemiology and Presentation.- Prognostic Factors and Predictive Tools in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.- What Is a Kidney Worth?.- The Radiology of Upper Tract Collecting  Systems Neoplasms.- Virtual Ureteroscopy of Upper Tract Urothelial Tumors.- Endoluminal Ultrasound for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.- Genetics Factors and Tumor Markers in Upper Urinary Tract-Urothelial Carcinoma (UUT-UC).- Upper Urinary Tract Carcinoma in Situ.- From Bedside to Endoscope to Microscope: Samples Collection and Processing.- Pathology of Urothelial Malignancies of the Upper Urinary Tract.- Ureteroscopes: Characteristics of Semi-Rigid and Flexible for Upper Tract Tumors.- Narrow Band Imaging in the Evaluation of Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer.- Blue Light Endoscopy.- Instruments for Upper Tract Biopsy and Treatment.- Semi-rigid and Flexible Ureteroscopy.- Distal and Segmental Ureterectomy.- Open Nephroureterectomy.- Surgical Advances in Nephroureterectomy: Robotic and Laparscopic Surgery.- Management of Distal Ureter in Nephroureterectomy-Controversies.- Complications of Nephroureterectomy.- Uretero-Resectoscopic Management.- Percutaneous Resection of Renal Pelvis and Calyceal Tumors.- Urothelial Cell Carcinoma in Transplanted, Pelvic, and End Stage Kidneys.- Metastatic Nodal Pattern: Is There a Role for Paraaortic Lymph Node Dissection.- Diagnosis and Management of Upper Urinary Tract Recurrences after Radial Cystectomy.- Surveillance of the Upper Tract After Conservative Treatment.- Analysis of Conservative Treatment of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.- Intracavitary Topical Chemo and Immune Therapy to the Upper Tract.- Systemic Chemotherapy for Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer.- The Role of Radiation Therapy for Upper Urinary Tract Malignancies.

"This is a comprehensive reference on the diagnosis, workup, and management of patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma. ... This book is geared toward rising urology trainees and serves as a shelf reference for practicing urologists. ... This book is both comprehensive and easy to read. It is a nearly white-coat pocket sized and easy to transport. Budding urologists and practitioners need no other book on upper tract urothelial cancer." (Andrew Pridjian, Doody's Book Reviews, October, 2018)

“This is a comprehensive reference on the diagnosis, workup, and management of patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma. … This book is geared toward rising urology trainees and serves as a shelf reference for practicing urologists. … This book is both comprehensive and easy to read. It is a nearly white-coat pocket sized and easy to transport. Budding urologists and practitioners need no other book on upper tract urothelial cancer.” (Andrew Pridjian, Doody's Book Reviews, October, 2018)