Lee et al. have highlighted the influence of surgical wait time on oncologic outcomes after surgery for upper-tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). The length of surgical wait time in UTUC should be <1 month for nephroureterectomy. Despite some limitations of the study, this message is important for clinicians in their daily practice.
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Rouprêt, M. Surgical wait times for UTUC—a race against the clock?. Nat Rev Urol 11, 665–666 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2014.242
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