Bayesian network analysis of long-term oncologic outcomes of open, laparoscopic, and robot-assisted radical cystectomy for bladder cancer.
Journal:
Medicine
Published Date:
Aug 26, 2022
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To understand the long-term oncologic outcomes of open radical cystectomy (ORC) versus laparoscopic radical cystectomy (LRC) versus robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) for bladder cancer (BCa). Therefore, we performed the conventional meta-analysis and network meta-analysis to evaluate the long-term oncologic outcomes of ORC, LRC, and RARC for BCa.