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Open AccessBalanced crystalloid solutions versus normal saline in intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Intravenous fluid therapy is important for pediatric and adult patients in intensive care units (ICUs). However, medical professionals continue to struggle to determine the most appropriate fluids to obtain th...
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Open AccessSafety and efficacy associated with single-fraction high-dose-rate brachytherapy in localized prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Although single-fraction high-dose-rate brachytherapy (SFHDR) for localized prostate cancer has been tried in clinical trials, relevant medical evidence is currently lacking. It is necessary to systematically ...
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Does Moses technology enhance the efficiency and outcomes of regular holmium laser lithotripsy? Results of a pooled analysis of comparative studies
Holmium laser lithotripsy is currently the optimum standard for surgical treatment of upper urinary calculi. This study aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of Moses compared with conventional hol...
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Determining the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous nephrolithotomy and retrograde intrarenal surgery in treating nephrolithiasis in patients with solitary kidneys
We performed a meta-analysis to compare the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in treating nephrolithiasis ≥ 2 cm in patients with solitary...
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Sleep duration and health outcomes: an umbrella review
To collect existing evidence on the relationship between sleep duration and health outcomes.
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The prognostic significance of controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score for surgically treated renal cell cancer and upper urinary tract urothelial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
In order to evaluate the predictive effect of the controlled nutritional status (CONUT) score on the prognosis of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), a...
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Open AccessSurgical management of tuberculous epididymo-orchitis: a retrospective study of 81 cases with long-term follow-up
Nowadays, most studies of tuberculous epididymo-orchitis (TBEO) are case reports or small sample cohort series. Our study is aimed to present the largest series of TBEO with our management experiences and long...
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Bipolar versus monopolar transurethral resection of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
To compare the efficacy and safety of bipolar and monopolar transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) treatment.
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Tolvaptan treatment of cystine urolithiasis in a mouse model of cystinuria
Cystinuria is an inherited disease characterized by increased urinary cystine excretion and recurrent cystine stones. Current treatment regimens have limited effectiveness in preventing stone recurrence and ar...
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Open AccessThe relationships between bariatric surgery and sexual function: current evidence based medicine
Controversy remains despite several studies have discussed the role of bariatric surgery in improving male’s sexual function. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of bariatric surgery in promoting male’s e...
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Can robotic-assisted radical cystectomy provide patients with a smaller trauma and faster recovery period? A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative trials
This article explores the differences in the effectiveness and safety of the treatment of bladder cancer (BC) by robotic-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) and laparoscopic radical cystectomy (LRC).
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Open AccessAspiration-sclerotherapy versus laparoscopic de-roofing in the treatment of renal cysts: which is better?
To compare the clinical efficiency between aspiration-sclerotherapy (AS) and laparoscopic de-roofing (LD) in the management of renal cysts through meta-analysis of comparative studies.
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Comparison between cold knife and laser urethrotomy for urethral stricture: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative trials
Previous study compared limited number of parameters post the treatment of cold knife and laser urethrotomy for urethral stricture and controversy about the superiority of those two techniques still remains. T...
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Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate in benign prostate hyperplasia patients with or without oral antithrombotic drugs: a meta-analysis
The continuous intake of antithrombotic drugs during holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) remains nonconsensual. We aim to pool those controversial evidence and provide practical guidance of oral ...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Microsatellite analysis for differentiating the origin of renal angiomyolipoma and involved regional lymph node
A correction to this article has been published and is linked from the HTML and PDF versions of this paper. The error has been fixed in the paper.
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Open AccessMicrosatellite analysis for differentiating the origin of renal angiomyolipoma and involved regional lymph node
Renal angiomyolipoma (AML) with the regional lymph node (LN) involved leads to a question of metastasis versus multicentric origin when their histology are similar. As the genomic instability is a common featu...
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Open AccessThe effect of statins on prostate cancer recurrence and mortality after definitive therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
In this work, we aim to further analyze the association of statins use with biochemical recurrence (BCR) of prostate cancer (PCa) and PCa-specific mortality after definitive therapy. A systematic literature se...
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Open AccessThe characteristics of circular disposable devices and in situ devices for optimizing male circumcision: a network meta-analysis
In situ device (ISD) and circular disposable device (CDD) are used for optimizing male circumcision (MC), but evidence to explore the characteristics of these two devices is insufficient. In order to explore this...
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies assessing the efficacy of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone therapy for children with cryptorchidism
To assess the efficacy of intranasal luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) therapy for cryptorchidism.
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Open AccessLaparoscopic resection of a huge mature cystic teratoma of the right adrenal gland through retroperitoneal approach: a case report and literature review
At present, the primary mature cystic teratoma in the adrenal gland is extremely rare in adults, according to the literature. In addition, a completely retroperitoneoscopic resection of mature cystic teratomas...
