Effects of bladder neck sparing on continence outcomes of robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: a systemic review and metaanalysis.

ABSTRACT: Restoration of postoperative urinary continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is affected by diverse factors. We compared the pad-free and positive margin rates of patients who underwent RARP with or without bladder neck sparing (BNS) for prostate cancer. During this systematic review and metaanalysis, we performed an electronic search of the Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and PubMed to find original articles comparing RARP with and without BNS for prostate cancer. We identified six studies (2,351 patients in total) who underwent RARP with or without BNS. A metaanalysis of the pad-free rate at 3 months was performed. The overall pad-free rate at 3 months for patients who underwent RARP with BNS was significantly higher than that

SUBMITTER: Choi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11681333 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature