Does inflammatory bowel disease increase the risk of lower urinary tract tumors: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, is characterized by chronic inflammation that could be a risk factor for extraintestinal cancer. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether inflammatory bowel disease is related to the risk of lower urinary tract tumors.

Methods

A systematical research was performed on various medical databases including PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase and Web of Science from inception to April 2020. Data were independently extracted by two reviewers. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine criteria were used to assess the quality of included articles. The analysis was completed by STATA version 14.2.

Results

Six hundred and twelve of records were initia

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7844520 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature