Laparoscopic Versus Open Radical Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Gang Liu, Yulei Ma, Shouhua Wang, Xiancheng Han, Dianjun Gao Translational Oncology Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages 501-510 (August 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2017.03.004 Copyright © 2017 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Flowchart for the selection of eligible studies. Translational Oncology 2017 10, 501-510DOI: (10.1016/j.tranon.2017.03.004) Copyright © 2017 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Relative risk of overall mortality comparing patients in the LRN group to those in the ORN group. Translational Oncology 2017 10, 501-510DOI: (10.1016/j.tranon.2017.03.004) Copyright © 2017 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Relative risk of cancer-specific mortality comparing patients in the LRN group to those in the ORN group. Translational Oncology 2017 10, 501-510DOI: (10.1016/j.tranon.2017.03.004) Copyright © 2017 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Relative risk of local recurrence comparing patients in the LRN group to those in the ORN group. Translational Oncology 2017 10, 501-510DOI: (10.1016/j.tranon.2017.03.004) Copyright © 2017 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 Relative risk of intraoperative complications comparing patients in the LRN group to those in the ORN group. Translational Oncology 2017 10, 501-510DOI: (10.1016/j.tranon.2017.03.004) Copyright © 2017 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 6 Relative risk of postoperative complications comparing patients in the LRN group to those in the ORN group. Translational Oncology 2017 10, 501-510DOI: (10.1016/j.tranon.2017.03.004) Copyright © 2017 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 7 Funnel plots to explore publication bias in the estimates of overall mortality (A), cancer-specific mortality (B), local recurrence (C), intraoperative complications (D), and postoperative complications (E). The vertical line is at the mean effect size. Translational Oncology 2017 10, 501-510DOI: (10.1016/j.tranon.2017.03.004) Copyright © 2017 The Authors Terms and Conditions