Table 1. The search strategy summary.
Items | Specification |
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Date of search | March 01, 2023 |
Databases searched | PubMed and MEDLINE databases |
Search terms used | (‘vesico-ureteral reflux’ OR ‘VUR’) AND (‘robot’) AND (‘reimplantation’ OR ‘ureteroneocystostomy’ OR ‘RALUR’ OR ‘RALUR-EV’) |
Timeframe | From January 2010 to December 2022 |
Inclusion and exclusion criteria | Inclusion criteria: English language; pediatric patients; diagnosis of VUR; robot-assisted surgery; clear clinical outcomes; original data |
Exclusion criteria: insufficient data; overlapping data; reviews; case reports; commentary and opinion pieces | |
Selection process | One author extracted the data under the supervision of the others. Disagreements were resolved by discussion |
Additional consideration | Primary endpoint: surgical success rate |
VUR, vesicoureteral reflux; RALUR-EV, robot-assisted laparoscopic extravesical ureteral reimplantation.