A systematic review and meta-analysis of radical cystectomy in the treatment of muscular invasive bladder cancer (MIBC).

ABSTRACT:

Background

A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the curative effect of radical cystectomy in the treatment of muscular invasive bladder cancer (MIBC).

Methods

Chinese and English databases were searched using free combinations of the terms "bladder cancer," "radical cystectomy," "muscle invasive bladder cancer," and "bladder preservation." Review Manager 5.3 software was used for the meta-analysis.

Results

A total of 12 articles were included in the meta-analysis, most of which had low-bias risk and were of medium and high quality. A funnel chart showed that the circles of some studies were basically symmetrical with the midline, suggesting that the research accuracy was high, the publications were not biased, and the final conclusions were credible. Twelve artic

SUBMITTER: Zhao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8421829 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature