..., (2) LSMM/sarcopenia defined by cross-sectional imaging, and (3) reported odds ratio or hazard ratio with confidence interval (CI). Exclusion criteria were (1) systematic reviews, (2) case reports, (3) non-English language, and (4) sarcopenia/LSMM identified on other modalities than CT and or MRI...

... transplantation Surgical complications Surgical techniques Systematic review Ureterovesical anastomosis We registered the protocol in the “International prospective register of systematic reviews” (www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO ; CRD42011001321). We considered parallel group randomized controlled trials...

..., a peritoneal interposition flap (PIF) appears to be one of the most effective methods for this purpose. Under the criteria of a systematic review, 5 retrospective studies have been identified until now, 4 of which showed a positive effect of PIF on the sLC rate. Results and Limitations: A total of 1,308...

... Stromal tumours Therapy Follow-up Toxicity Quality of life Palliative care Supportive therapy Systematic review Guideline The methods of this guideline have been described previously in part I [ 1 ]. See part I for the previous recommendations [ 1 ]. See also Tables 1 - 3...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Urinary tract infection Cystitis Pyelonephritis Therapy Systematic review Clinical guideline Uncomplicated, bacterial, community-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs...

.... Urinary tract infection Cystitis Pyelonephritis Diagnosis Systematic review Clinical guideline Uncomplicated, bacterial, community-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs), including cystitis and pyelonephritis, are among the most common infections in the outpatient setting. Data...

... dysfunction Systematic review Tadalafil Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as the persistent inability to attain or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance [ 1 ]. ED is a common problem among men worldwide. Several studies have demonstrated that the prevalence of ED...

...Herney Andrés García-Perdomo; Fernando Echeverría-García; Aurelio Tobías Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) Inhibitors for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in patients with spinal trauma. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing PDE5...

... or review type, and cross- or same-continent publishing was documented. To evaluate whether there was a change in the average IF of authors on each continent, the IF of each article was also recorded. Systematic review Cross-continental publishing Urologic journals Globalization involves...

...Christie Allan; Dragan Ilic Background: Prostate cancer is a prominent form of cancer diagnosed in men living in developed countries, for which radical prostatectomy is a common frontline treatment. The aim of this systematic review was to determine whether robot-assisted laparoscopic radical...

...Jesus Moreno Sierra; Isabel Galante-Romo; Elena Ortiz-Oshiro; Ignacio T. Castillon-Vela; Cristina Fernandez-Perez; Angel Silmi-Moyano Introduction: We report one case of robot-assisted transperitoneal bladder diverticulectomy and perform a systematic review of published experience. Patient...