Clinical efficacy of prostatic apex preservation vs. the non‑preserving method in the management of BPH: A systematic review and meta‑analysis
Abstract
The present study was carried out to determine the efficacy of the apex preservation technique in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) complications following surgery.For this purpose, the PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library electronic databases were widely searched for controlled trials published up to 2025.The ROBINS-I tool was used to assess the risk of bias in the included studies.Funnel plots and Egger's regression test were applied for publication bias in the present study.GRADEpro was used to assess the quality of evidence.The results revealed that the surgery duration of the preserving technique was significantly shorter [mean difference (MD), -9.82; 95% confidence interval (CI), -13.91 to -5.73; P
Fields of Study & Subjects
Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Pelvic floor disorders treatments
Publication details
- Journal / source
- World Academy of Sciences Journal
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 1–12
- Publication date
- 10 February 2026
- Language
- EN