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SynthesisJournal of robotic surgery2025

Robotic assisted vs. open ureteral reimplantation in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Atef A Hassan, Abdelrahman M Mady, Hesham Abozied, Mohamed I Algammal, Amr A Hassan, Mohamed Salman, Mohamed E Metwally, Moaz Abouelmagd, Hossam A Shouman, Ibrahim Tagreda and 4 more

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Synthesis in Journal of robotic surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Atef A HassanFaculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. atefabdo26399@gmail.com.
Abdelrahman M MadyFaculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Hesham AboziedDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed I AlgammalDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Amr A HassanFaculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed SalmanDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed E MetwallyDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Moaz AbouelmagdFaculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Hossam A ShoumanDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ibrahim TagredaDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed ElsalhyDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Esam ElnadyDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt.
Mohamed RehanDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt.
Saed KhaterDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ureteral reimplantation is a critical surgical procedure for restoring ureteral function, traditionally performed using open ureteral reimplantation (OUR). However, robotic-assisted ureteral reimplantation (RUR) has emerged as a minimally invasive alternative with potential perioperative advantages. To systematically compare the postoperative outcomes and efficacy of RUR and OUR in ureteral reimplantation in adults through a meta-analysis of existing studies. A comprehensive search of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library identified studies comparing RUR and OUR in adults up to January 2025. Studies reporting at least one outcome of interest, such as complications, blood loss, hospital stay, or reintervention rates, were included. Pooled effect estimates were calculated using a random-effects model, and heterogeneity was assessed using the I

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ReplantationRobotic Surgical ProceduresUreterUrologic Surgical ProceduresAdultHumansLength of StayPostoperative ComplicationsTreatment OutcomeOpen ureteral reimplantationRobotic-assisted ureteral reimplantationUreteral stricturesUreteral surgery

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PMID40643774
PMCPMC12254083

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