[Upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma: current treatment options and minimally invasive approaches]

Upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (UUT-TCC) is a rare disease. Open nephroure-terectomy remains the gold standard for surgical treatment. We aim to evaluate the standing of novel surgical treatment in UUT-TCC.

Extensive review of available literature on UUT-TCC, with emphasis in surgical treatment. English medical literature available in PubMed, Ovid, EMBASE y Science Direct was employed for the study.

Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy, ureteroscopy and percutaneous treatment are the available surgical options that based on adequate patient selection offer acceptable cancer control.

Indications for the treatment of UT-TCC are expanding and this allows clinicians to tailor treatment while preserving oncological results.