Evaluating surgical strategies for pediatric congenital choledochal cysts: a multicenter retrospective study and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study compared the efficacy and safety of open, laparoscopic, and robotic-assisted surgeries for pediatric congenital choledochal cysts (CCC) using network meta-analysis, with retrospective cohort data to validate findings.

Methods

Following the PRISMA guidelines, 28 cohort studies involving a total of 3,672 patients were included. Key outcomes assessed included operative time, hospital stay, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative bile leakage rate, and postoperative bowel obstruction rate. A Bayesian model was employed for the network meta-analysis, with heterogeneity and consistency checks as well as publication bias assessments. Furthermore, a retrospective cohort study was conducted on 72 CCC patients who underwent surgery between January 2010 and Januar

SUBMITTER: Cao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12510841 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature