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ArticleInvestigative and clinical urology2023

Pyuria as an independent predictor of intravesical recurrence after radical nephroureterectomy in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma.

Jooho Lee, Si Hyun Kim, Seung-Hwan Jeong, Jang Hee Han, Hyeong Dong Yuk, Chang Wook Jeong, Cheol Kwak, Ja Hyeon Ku

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Jooho LeeDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7989-2045
Si Hyun KimDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5984-9485
Seung-Hwan JeongDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8076-3643
Jang Hee HanDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4942-4632
Hyeong Dong YukDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5874-9167
Chang Wook JeongDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2200-5019
Cheol KwakDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1987-2111
Ja Hyeon KuDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0391-2342

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purposeAbout one-third of patients who undergo radical nephroureterectomy (RNUx) for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) experience intravesical recurrence (IVR). This study investigated whether pyuria is a feasible predictor of IVR after RNUx in patients with UTUC. MATERIALS AND

methodsSeven hundred forty-three patients with UTUC who underwent RNUx at a single institute were analyzed in this study. The participants were divided into two groups: those without pyuria (non-pyuria) and those with pyuria. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was performed, and p-values were assessed using the log-rank test. Cox regression analyses were performed to identify the independent predictors of survival.

resultsThe pyuria group had a shorter IVR-free survival period (p=0.009). The five-year IVR-free survival rate was 60.0% in the non-pyuria group vs. 49.7% in the pyuria group according to the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. After the multivariate Cox regression analysis, pyuria (hazard ratio [HR]=1.368; p=0.041), a concurrent bladder tumor (HR=1.757; p=0.005), preoperative ureteroscopy (HR=1.476; p=0.013), laparoscopic surgery (HR=0.682; p=0.048), tumor multiplicity (HR=1.855; p=0.007), and a larger tumor (HR=1.041; p=0.050) were predictors of risk for IVR. There was no association between pyuria and recurrence-free survival (p=0.057) or cancer-specific survival (p=0.519) in the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis.

conclusionsThis study concluded that pyuria was an independent predictor of IVR in patients with UTUC after RNUx.

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Carcinoma, Transitional CellPyuriaUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsHumansNephroureterectomyRetrospective StudiesUreteroscopyCarcinomaPyuriaTransitional cell carcinomaUrinary bladder

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