Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	10322
Country	China

Received	2014-03-26 14:37
Peer-Review Started	2014-03-26 21:04
To Make the First Decision	2014-04-28 14:34
Return for Revision	2014-04-30 15:27
Revised	2014-05-10 14:51
Second Decision	2014-06-18 15:02
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-06-18 15:21
Articles in Press	2014-06-18 15:45
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2014-06-24 09:16
Typeset the Manuscript	2014-09-11 15:18
Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-09-25 11:49

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Category	Urology & Nephrology
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Comparison of functional outcomes after retropubic, laparoscopic and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: A meta-analysis
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Ming-Jun Shi, Jie Yang, Xiang-Yu Meng, Sheng Li, Tao Liu, Zhi-Hai Fang, Rui Cao and Xing-Huan Wang
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Natural Science Foundation of China 81172734
Corresponding Author	Xing-Huan Wang, Professor, Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, 169 Donghu Road, Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, P.R. China E-mail: wangxinghuan1965@gmail.com
Key Words	Prostate cancer; Radical prostatectomy; Urinary continence; Potency; Meta-analysis
Core Tip	This review directly compared the functional outcomes after retropubic, laparoscopic and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, both at 6-mo and 12-mo follow-up. Compared with the previous meta-analysis which reported a comparable potency recovery of robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RARP) vs laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP), our review obviously included more studies and ranked the three techniques into a superiority level: RARP > LRP > RRP (retropubic radical prostatectomy). In addition, we performed a quality assessment of the studies, separated evaluation of randomized control trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs, and subgroup analyses or meta-regression as a supplement, thus the risk of methodological bias was reduced considerably.
Publish Date	2014-09-25 11:49
Citation	Shi MJ, Yang J, Meng XY, Li S, Liu T, Fang ZH, Cao R, Wang XH. Comparison of functional outcomes after retropubic, laparoscopic and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: A meta-analysis. World J Meta-Anal 2014; 2(3): 107-126
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v2/i3/107.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v2.i3.107

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