Editorial Comment

Abstract

The authors present an unusually clear, concise, and thorough assessment of the current state-of-the-art for the role of ureteroscopic procedures in upper tract urothelial neoplasia. Although much of urologist’s expertise with urothelial disease in the bladder can be readily transposed to the upper urinary tract through ureteroscopic techniques there exist important differences brought out by the authors: the procedures are not 100%, one should avoid potential seeding of tumors, the effect of topical chemotherapy is yet to be evaluated, the techniques and studies are preliminary and evolving currently.