A systematic review and meta-analysis on delaying surgery for urothelial carcinoma of bladder and upper tract urothelial carcinoma: implications for the COVID19 pandemic and beyond

• Main Authors: Leow, Jeffrey J., Tan, Wei Shen, Tan, Wei Phin, Tan, Teck Wei, Chan, Vinson Wai-Shun, Tikkinen, Kari A. O., Kamat, Ashish, Sengupta, Shomik, Meng, Maxwell V., Shariat, Shahrokh, Roupret, Morgan, Decaestecker, Karel, Vasdev, Nikhil, Chong, Yew Lam, Enikeev, Dmitry, Giannarini, Gianluca, Ficarra, Vincenzo, Teoh, Jeremy Yuen-Chun
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Delay In Surgery; Delayed Treatment
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164494
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to competing strains on hospital resources and healthcare personnel. Patients with newly diagnosed invasive urothelial carcinomas of bladder (UCB) upper tract (UTUC) may experience delays to definitive radical cystectomy (RC) or radical nephro-ureterectomy (RNU...