The Use of Unidirectional Barbed Suture for Urethrovesical Anastomosis during Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Efficacy and Safety

Huixin Li; Chunxiao Liu; Haibin Zhang; Wenfeng Xu; Jianhua Liu; Yong Chen; Tangxuan Li; Bin Li; Zhenquan Wu; Taolin Xia

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0131167

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The Use of Unidirectional Barbed Suture for Urethrovesical Anastomosis during Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Efficacy and Safety

Huixin Li ,

* E-mail: HuixinLi116@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Urology, the First People's Hospital of Foshan (Foshan Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University), Foshan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China, Department of Urology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Chunxiao Liu,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Haibin Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Urology, the First People's Hospital of Foshan (Foshan Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University), Foshan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Wenfeng Xu,

Affiliation Department of Urology, the First People's Hospital of Foshan (Foshan Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University), Foshan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Jianhua Liu,

Affiliation Department of Urology, the First People's Hospital of Foshan (Foshan Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University), Foshan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Yong Chen,

Affiliation Department of Urology, the First People's Hospital of Foshan (Foshan Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University), Foshan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Tangxuan Li,

Affiliation Department of Urology, the First People's Hospital of Foshan (Foshan Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University), Foshan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Bin Li,

Affiliation Department of Urology, the First People's Hospital of Foshan (Foshan Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University), Foshan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Zhenquan Wu,

Affiliation Department of Urology, the First People's Hospital of Foshan (Foshan Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University), Foshan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Taolin Xia

Affiliation Department of Urology, the First People's Hospital of Foshan (Foshan Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University), Foshan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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The Use of Unidirectional Barbed Suture for Urethrovesical Anastomosis during Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Efficacy and Safety

Huixin Li,
Chunxiao Liu,
Haibin Zhang,
Wenfeng Xu,
Jianhua Liu,
Yong Chen,
Tangxuan Li,
Bin Li,
Zhenquan Wu,
Taolin Xia

Published: July 2, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131167

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