Comparison of functional outcomes after retropubic, laparoscopic and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: A meta-analysis

Figure 1 Flow diagram of the systematic review. RRP: Retropubic radical prostatectomy; LRP: Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy; RARP: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Figure 2 Forest plots and meta-analyses of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and retropubic radical prostatectomy. A: 6-mo continence recovery; B: 12-mo continence recovery. RRP: Retropubic radical prostatectomy; LRP: Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

Figure 3 Forest plots and meta-analyses of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and retropubic radical prostatectomy. A: 6-mo continence recovery; B: 12-mo continence recovery. RRP: Retropubic radical prostatectomy; RARP: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Figure 4 Forest plots and meta-analyses of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. A: 6-mo continence recovery based on randomized control trials (RCTs); B: 6-mo continence recovery based on non-randomized control trials (NRCTs); C: 12-mo continence recovery based on RCTs; D: 12-mo continence recovery based on NRCTs. RRP: Retropubic radical prostatectomy; LRP: Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

Figure 5 Forest plots and meta-analyses of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and retropubic radical prostatectomy. A: 6-mo potency recovery; B: 12-mo potency recovery. RRP: Retropubic radical prostatectomy; LRP: Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

Figure 6 Forest plots and meta-analyses of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and retropubic radical prostatectomy. A: 6-mo potency recovery; B: 12-mo potency recovery. RRP: Retropubic radical prostatectomy; RARP: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Figure 7 Forest plots and meta-analyses of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. A: 6-mo potency recovery based on randomized control trials (RCTs); B: 6-mo potency recovery based on non-randomized control trials (NRCTs); C: 12-mo potency recovery based on RCTs; D: 12-mo potency recovery based on NRCTs. LRP: Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy; RARP: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Figure 8 Representative l’Abbé plots show the overall trend. A: 12-mo continence of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP); B: 12-mo potency of RARP and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP); C: 12-mo potency of LRP and RRP; D: 12-mo continence of RARP and RRP; E: 12-mo continence of LRP and RRP. PSA: Prostate-specific antigen; BMI: Body mass index.

Figure 9 Funnel plots for 6-mo potency recovery. A: Comparison of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) and retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP); B: Comparison of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and LRP based on non-randomized control trials (NRCTs).