Comparison of efficacy of robotic surgery, laparoscopy, and laparotomy in the treatment of ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We intended to compare the clinical effect of robotic surgery with laparoscopy and laparotomy in ovarian cancer treatment.

Methods

The included studies were retrieved from PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases. The Methodological Index for Nonrandomized Studies (MINORS) was used to evaluate the study quality. Effect measures were presented with weighted mean difference (WMD)/odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI), and heterogeneity test was assessed using Q test and I² statistics to determine the use of the random effects model or fixed effects model. Egger's test was used to assess the publication bias.

Results

A total of eight studies was included in this meta-analysis with a MINORS score of 16-18. In the random effects m

SUBMITTER: Shi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6743103 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature