UP-096-c03 Transplant & specialist multiple
Kidney-sparing endoscopic treatment of upper-tract urothelial carcinoma

Infection or sepsis

Instrumentation, pressure and temporary drainage can cause systemic infection.

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01 Variation coverage

Which versions of the operation this applies to

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The parent hub contains 4 recorded variations.

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02 Evidence

Sources

European Association of Urology EAU Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Cell Carcinoma

Kidney-sparing UTUC treatment, segmental surgery and nephroureterectomy.

Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source British Association of Urological Surgeons Patient information leaflets by procedure

UK patient-facing procedure, alternatives, recovery and complication framing.

Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source
03 Same procedure

Other Endoscopic UTUC ablation complication modules

multiple Ureteric perforation, extravasation or later stricture multiple Bleeding or renal vascular injury multiple Adjacent-organ or pleural injury late Residual, recurrent or understaged tumour late Tumour seeding along a tract multiple Chemical inflammation, obstruction or systemic exposure
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