Urethral Lift as a Safe and Effective Procedure for Prostatic Hyplasia Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: Prostatic urethral lift (PUL) is a relatively new minimally invasive treatment procedure for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In order to analyze the sustainability of this new protocol, a systematic review and meta-analysis is performed based on the published articles. Methods: We performed a critical review according to the preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis (PRISMA) and MOOSE guidelines. A total of 818 published articles matched our search terms, and 11 studies met the inclusion criteria. Data of each follow-up time point (1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months) were analyzed in terms of baseline characteristics and functional and sexual health outcomes. The merged means of each time point were calculated using R package meta and shown in

SUBMITTER: Jing J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7793831 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature