346 THE JOURNAL OF UROLOGy® CONCLUSIONS: In patients receiving either open nephroureterectomy or hand-assisted laparoscopy surgery for the treatment of upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma, the stage specific survival showed no statistical significance in these two groups within five years. However, long term followup period is needed for further elucidation in this result.
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