ReviewProstate international2023
Single-port and multiport robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: A meta-analysis.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Single-port vs. multi-port robotic radical prostatectomy: an umbrella review of meta-analyses.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- da VinciBMC surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of da Vinci SP and Xi surgical systems in urologic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Perioperative efficiency and clinical outcomes of single-port versus multi-port robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: an updated meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Adoption of single-port robot-assisted radical prostatectomy following multiport xi experience: lessons from a learning curve analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Comparison of YouTube videos on single-port and multi-port robot-assisted radical prostatectomy using the PACE score.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Advancements in Single-Port Robotic Urologic Surgery: A Comprehensive Review of Contemporary Innovations and Outcomes.Current urology reports · 2026Review
- Single-port robotic radical prostatectomy: early results from a UK centre.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Global research trends in single-port robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a visualization-based bibliometric analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Single-port robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: evaluating the Da Vinci SP system in minimally invasive urologic oncology.World journal of urology · 2025Review
- Descriptive analysis of initial experience with partial nephrectomy and retroperitoneal organ surgery using supine anterior retroperitoneal approach with the da Vinci SP robotic system: Pilot cases.Investigative and clinical urology · 2025Article
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- Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment in Prostate Cancer.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The impact of single-port robotic surgery: a survey among urology residents and fellows in the United States.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Comparative study of extraperitoneal singe-port robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and transperitoneal multiport robot-assisted radical prostatectomy using propensity score matching.Translational andrology and urology · 2024Article
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12 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
Objective: To compare the perioperative, oncological, and functional outcomes between single-port robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (SP-RARP) and multiport robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (MP-RARP) via a meta-analysis. Methods: For relevant articles, three electronic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, were searched from their inception until January 15, 2022. A meta-analysis has been reported in line with PRISMA 2020 and AMSTAR Guidelines. The risk ratio and weighted mean difference (MD) were applied for the comparison of dichotomous and continuous variables with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results: Of the 368 retrieved abstracts, 41 underwent full-text review, and seven studies were included in the final analysis, comprising a total cohort of 1,934 cases of RARP (355 SP-RARP cases and 1,579 MP-RARP cases). Compared to MP-RARP, the SP-RARP group had less postoperative pain score (MD = -0.7, 95% CI -1 to -0.4, Conclusions: Our study demonstrated that early results were mostly equivalent with the single-port approach. This technology may help to reduce the hospital stay and postoperative pain for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy compared to MP-RARP, without compromising the functional and early oncological outcomes.
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