Fig 1.
Flow-diagram of the bibliographic research.
Table 1.
List of the retained studies.
Table 2.
Demographic data of the different retained studies.
Fig 2.
Forest plots of the postoperative outcomes.
A: Forest plot of the postoperative morbidity. B: Forest plot of the anastomotic leak. C: Forest plot of the intra-abdomlnal abscess. D: Forest plot of the urinary complications. E: Forest plot of the neurological complications. F: Forest plot of the operative time. G: Forest plot of the hospital stay.
Fig 3.
Forest plots of the pathological findings.
A: Forest plot of the lateral pelvic nodes dissected. B: Forest plot of the lateral pelvic nodes dissection time.
Fig 4.
Forest plots of the oncological outcomes.
A: Forest plot of the overall recurrence. B: Forest plot of the local recurrence.
Table 3.
Summary of the retained studies.