Surgical approaches for treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction - a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple surgical treatment options are available for the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). The aim of this study is to compare the most frequently used technics in a comprehensive network approach.

Methods

A systematic literature search of the EMBASE, MEDLINE and COCHRANE libraries was conducted in January 2018. Publications were included that evaluated at least two of the following surgical techniques: open pyeloplasty (OP), endopyelotomy (EP), laparoscopic (LP) and robot assisted pyeloplasty (RP). Main outcomes were operative success, complications, urinary leakage, re-operation, transfusion rate, operating time, and length of stay. Network meta-analyses with random effects models simultaneously assessed effectiveness of all surgical techn

SUBMITTER: Uhlig A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6849262 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature