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SynthesisSurgery today2024

The urinary and sexual outcomes of robot-assisted versus laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Hua Yang, Lei Zhou

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Synthesis in Surgery today, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Hua YangDepartment of General Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, China.
Lei ZhouDepartment of General Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, China. zhoulei1971@hotmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To compare the urinary and sexual outcomes between robot-assisted rectal cancer (RC) surgery (RRCS) and laparoscopic RC surgery (LRCS) using a meta-analysis, searches were conducted of the Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Library, CNKI, and Wanfang databases. The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) was the primary outcome. Eleven studies (790 patients with RRCS and 888 with LRCS) were included. The IPSS scores were significantly lower for RRCS than LRCS from baseline to 3 months (weighted mean difference [WMD] =  - 1.21, 95% confidence interval [CI]: - 1.8,-0.62, I

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LaparoscopyRectal NeoplasmsRobotic Surgical ProceduresDigestive System Surgical ProceduresErectile DysfunctionFemaleHumansMalePostoperative ComplicationsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeLaparoscopic rectal cancer surgeryMeta-analysisRectal cancerRobot-assisted rectal cancer surgeryUrinary and sexual function

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PMID36943447

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