Abstract:Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of kidney-sparing surgery for primary ureteral carcinoma. Methods From January 1988 to December 2014, 43 cases of kidney-sparing surgery for primary ureteral carcinoma were retrospeclively investigated. There were 24 males and 19 females with the mean age of 67.3 years. Twenty cases were located in the left ureter, 16 in the right, and 7 patients had tumor in both sides at the same time. A number of 34 sides got tumor in the distal ureter and 16 sides in the middle and upper segment ureter. Among all 50 sides, 16 sides underwent ureteral segmental resection and end-to-end anastomosis, 30 sides underwent distal ureteral segmental resection with bladder cuff excision and reimplantation on the bladder, and 4 sides underwent electric bright under the ureteroscope. Results The follow-up time was 6-312 months. Death occurred in 11 cases, of which 5 cases died of cardiocerebrovascular disease, 4 cases died of other causes, 2 cases died of cancer metastasis, and the rest 32 cases survived. Recurrence occurred in all the patients underwent ureteroscopy surgery in 1 year. Recurrence of bladder tumor happened in 6 cases in 6-38 months. Conclusions Kidney-sparing surgery is a feasible treatment option in patients with lower stage and grade of primary ureteral carcinoma. It provides good prognosis, but also has a risk of recurrence.