Abstract
454 Background: The bladder carcinoma recurrence rate after nephroureterectomy is known to be high. Here we studied the clinical benefit of Intravesical irrigation during laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy in upper urinary tract cancer (UUTUC) patients. Methods: This study enrolled 197 UUTUC patients who receive laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy at Chiba University Hospital and Yokohama Rosai Hospital between 2001 and 2019. Association between the various clinical factors and postoperative recurrence rates within two years were statistically analyzed. Intravesical irrigation was carried out only during surgery and by using distilled water or saline. Results: Bladder recurrence was confirmed for 79 of the 197 patients. Irrigation was carried out in 75 cases (distilled water, 49 cases; saline, 26 cases). Tumor grade (G1-2 vs G3; p=0.0029) and irrigation (with vs. without; p<0.0001) were related to bladder recurrence on univariate analysis. Even on multivariate analysis, both tumor grade (p=0.0094) and irrigation ( p<0.0001) remained as independent factors. Comparison between the irrigation and non-irrigation groups showed that bladder recurrence rates were significantly lower in the irrigation groups (irrigation group vs non-irrigation group: 29.3% vs 46.7%, p=0.015). There was no prognostic difference between the type of irrigation (distilled water vs saline, p=0.177). Conclusions: Intravesical irrigation prevented early bladder recurrence in patients undergoing radical nephroureterectomy for UUTUC. [Table: see text]
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