Impact of peritoneal reconfiguration on lymphocele formation after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

• Published in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 635 - 644
• Main Authors: Ditonno, Francesco, Manfredi, Celeste, Franco, Antonio, Veccia, Alessandro, Moro, Fabrizio Dal, De Nunzio, Cosimo, De Sio, Marco, Antonelli, Alessandro, Autorino, Riccardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.12.2024; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/308/409; 692/699/67/1059; 692/699/67/589/466; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cancer Research; Clinical outcomes; Clinical trials; Dissection; Humans; Impact analysis; Lymph Node Excision - adverse effects; Lymph Node Excision - methods; Lymph nodes; Lymphatic system; Lymphocele; Lymphocele - epidemiology; Lymphocele - etiology; Lymphocele - prevention & control; Male; Meta-analysis; Pelvis - pathology; Pelvis - surgery; Peritoneum; Peritoneum - pathology; Peritoneum - surgery; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Prostate cancer; Prostatectomy; Prostatectomy - adverse effects; Prostatectomy - methods; Prostatic Neoplasms - pathology; Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Reconfiguration; Reproductive Medicine; Review Article; Robotic surgery; Robotic Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Robotic Surgical Procedures - methods; Side effects; Systematic review

Background Different strategies have been proposed to prevent lymphocele (LC) formation after radical prostatectomy (RARP) with pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND). According to several recently published randomized control trials (RCTs) on the topic, peritoneal reconfiguration appears to be associa...