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World J Clin Cases. Jul 16, 2022; 10(20): 7153-7162
Published online Jul 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i20.7153
Published online Jul 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i20.7153
Simultaneous robot-assisted approach in a super-elderly patient with urothelial carcinoma and synchronous contralateral renal cell carcinoma: A case report
Ji Kang Yun, Woong Bin Kim, Sang Wook Lee, Department of Urology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon 14584, South Korea
Si Hyun Kim, Department of Urology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan 31151, South Korea
Hee Kyung Kim, Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon 14584, South Korea
Author contributions: Yun JK and Lee SW designed the study; Yun JK, Kim SH, Kim WB, Kim HK, and Lee SW contributed to the data collection and curation; Yun JK, Kim SH, Kim WB, and Lee SW contributed to the data validation and investigation; Yun JK and Lee SW analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Yun JK, Kim SH, and Lee SW reviewed and edited the manuscript; All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Soonchunhyang University Research Fund , No. 1022-0015 .
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Corresponding author: Sang Wook Lee, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Jomaru-ro 170, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon 14584, South Korea. bartol@schmc.ac.kr
Received: February 17, 2022
Peer-review started: February 17, 2022
First decision: March 24, 2022
Revised: April 4, 2022
Accepted: May 22, 2022
Article in press: May 22, 2022
Published online: July 16, 2022
Peer-review started: February 17, 2022
First decision: March 24, 2022
Revised: April 4, 2022
Accepted: May 22, 2022
Article in press: May 22, 2022
Published online: July 16, 2022
Core Tip
Core Tip: Upper tract urothelial carcinoma with synchronous contralateral renal cell carcinoma is extremely rare and seldom reported. There have only been a few reported cases or a small series. Therefore, no effective standard treatment has been established. In high-risk patients with multiple comorbidities or the super elderly, a conventional open or laparoscopic approach to bilateral tumor lesions can be burdensome to both patient and surgeon, considering perioperative or postoperative complications. This case report might present an attractive treatment option using a minimal invasive robot-assisted approach done simultaneously at once, and suggests that these methods can be used more widely.