Volume 71, Issue 3, Pages 368-378 (March 2017) Preoperative Membranous Urethral Length Measurement and Continence Recovery Following Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Sean F. Mungovan, Jaspreet S. Sandhu, Oguz Akin, Neil A. Smart, Petra L. Graham, Manish I. Patel European Urology Volume 71, Issue 3, Pages 368-378 (March 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.06.023 Copyright © 2016 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 T2-weighted (A) sagittal and (B) coronal magnetic resonance imagesa for the measurement of membranous urethral length (MUL). a The image was not taken from the studies included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. European Urology 2017 71, 368-378DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2016.06.023) Copyright © 2016 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses flow diagram presenting the outcome of the searches and selection of studies included in this review. MRI=magnetic resonance imaging; MUL=membranous urethral length. European Urology 2017 71, 368-378DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2016.06.023) Copyright © 2016 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Forest plot of the risk of return to continence. CI=confidence interval; HR=hazard ratio; MUL=membranous urethral length; SD=standard deviation. European Urology 2017 71, 368-378DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2016.06.023) Copyright © 2016 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Forest plot of the odds of return to continence at 3 mo. CI=confidence interval; OR=odds ratio; MUL=membranous urethral length; SD=standard deviation. European Urology 2017 71, 368-378DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2016.06.023) Copyright © 2016 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 Forest plot of the odds of return to continence at 6 mo. CI=confidence interval; OR=odds ratio; MUL=membranous urethral length; SD=standard deviation. European Urology 2017 71, 368-378DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2016.06.023) Copyright © 2016 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 6 Forest plot of the odds of return to continence at 12 mo. CI=confidence interval; OR=odds ratio; MUL=membranous urethral length; SD=standard deviation. European Urology 2017 71, 368-378DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2016.06.023) Copyright © 2016 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions