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ReviewEuropean urology open science2022

Current Management of Urachal Carcinoma: An Evidence-based Guide for Clinical Practice.

Davide Loizzo, Savio D Pandolfo, Fabio Crocerossa, Georgi Guruli, Matteo Ferro, Asit K Paul, Ciro Imbimbo, Giuseppe Lucarelli, Pasquale Ditonno, Riccardo Autorino

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Review in European urology open science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Clinical landscape of urachal carcinoma: a two-decade real-world study.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026
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  14. Primary urachal adenocarcinoma treated with partial cystectomy - Case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Davide LoizzoDivision of Urology, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, USA.
Savio D PandolfoDivision of Urology, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, USA.
Fabio CrocerossaDivision of Urology, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, USA.
Georgi GuruliDivision of Urology, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, USA.
Matteo FerroDivision of Urology, IRCCS - European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
Asit K PaulDivision of Hematology/Oncology and Massey Cancer Center, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, USA.
Ciro ImbimboDepartment of Neurosciences, Sciences of Reproduction, and Odontostomatology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
Giuseppe LucarelliDepartment of Emergency and Organ Transplantation-Urology, Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Pasquale DitonnoDepartment of Emergency and Organ Transplantation-Urology, Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Riccardo AutorinoDivision of Urology, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urachal carcinoma is a rare urological disease. The shortage of data about diagnosis and surgical treatment in literature makes it hard for clinicians to make a decision. Indeed, urachal carcinoma is an aggressive disease that requires prompt staging and treatment to ensure the best outcome for patients. We reviewed the last evidence about the management of urachal carcinoma to provide an easy-to-use guide for clinical practice. Patient summary: Urachal carcinoma is a rare malignancy. The literature on this challenging disease remains limited. Herein, we provide a practical guide for its management from diagnosis to treatment, which in most cases requires surgical intervention or chemotherapy.

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Bladder cancerCystectomyOutcomesTreatmentUrachal carcinoma

Identifiers

PMID35309098
PMCPMC8927909

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