Table 1: LNU Series and Comparative Studies

Patients (n) Median Follow-Up (mo) Recurrence (%) Local
Recurrence (%)
Bladder Recurrence (%) Distant Metas-tasis (%) Overall Survival (%) CancerSpecific
Survival (%)
Risk Factor Associated to Survival (%)
LNU X Series
El Fettouh (2002) [17] 116 25 Not stated Not stated 24 9 Not stated 87 (2 year) Not stated
Muntener (2007) [18] 39 74 46 5 Not stated 18 59 (5 year) 68 (5 year) Tumor stage
LNU X Open Surgery
Bariol (2004) [19] 58
26/22
101/96 Not stated 8/15 28/42 28/18 56/9 72/82 (5 year) Not stated
Roupret (2006) [20] 46
20/26
68/78 19 (urothelial) Not stated Not stated 10/35 Not stated 90/61 (5 year) Tumor stage and grade
Manabe (2007) [22] 224
58/166
14/28 (mean) 33/38 1 case port/2 cases Not stated 17/20 84/84 (2 year) 85/82 (2 year) Tumor stage and grade