19 96
Unique records idenƟfied from
search of PubMed and Scopus
(
n
= 1653)
Available 2011–present
(
n
= 534)
Selected for full-text evaluaƟon
(
n
= 28)
Excluded based on abstract (
n
= 506):
not relevant to this review
Excluded based on abstract
(
n
= 1447): not relevant to this review
Selected for full-text evaluaƟon
(
n
= 206)
Excluded based on full text (
n
= 180):
not relevant to this review,
heterogeneous paƟent populaƟon,
insufficient staƟsƟcs, small sample
size, same/overlapping series,
reviews/editorials/commentary, or
not published in English
Included (
n
= 26):
transurethral resecƟon of the bladder (
n
= 18),
radical cystectomy (
n
= 8)
Excluded based on full text (
n
= 20):
not relevant to this review,
insufficient staƟsƟcs,
same/overlapping
series, or
reviews/editorials/commentary
Included
(
n
= 8)
Risk
Prognosis
Fig. 1 – Outline of the search strategy and study inclusion process for this systematic review.
E U R O P E A N
U R O L O G Y
F O C U S
1
( 2 0 1 5
)
1 7 – 2 7
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