Surgical Interventions for Patients With Vitiligo: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Surgical interventions are a key part of the therapeutic arsenal, especially in refractory and stable vitiligo. Comparison of treatment outcomes between the different surgical procedures and their respective adverse effects has not been adequately studied.

Objective

To investigate the reported treatment response following different surgical modalities in patients with vitiligo.

Data sources

A comprehensive search of the MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases from the date of database inception to April 18, 2020, was conducted. The key search terms used were vitiligo, surgery, autologous, transplantation, punch, suction blister, and graft.

Study selection

Of 1365 studies initially identified, the full texts of 358 articles wer

SUBMITTER: Ju HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7890456 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature