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316 questions · 326 findings · 27 reviews · Urology

No studies found 56 · 17.2%GRADE not reported 17 · 5.2%Very low 52 · 16%Low 115 · 35.3%Moderate 78 · 23.9%High 8 · 2.5%

Targeted immunotherapy alone vs standard targeted therapies

Quality of life: improved to an important degree · previously treated patients with mRCC

Targeted immunotherapy alone probably leads to higher quality of life: Clinically relevant improvement in FKSI‐DRS compared with standard targeted therapies (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy vs sham

Retreatment Participants requiring additional procedures or surgery · men with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy may leads to lower retreatment Participants requiring additional procedures or surgery compared with sham treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy vs transurethral resection of the prostate

Major adverse events · men with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy probably leads to lower major adverse events compared with transurethral resection of the prostate (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy vs transurethral resection of the prostate

Retreatment Participants requiring additional procedures or surgery · men with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy probably leads to higher retreatment Participants requiring additional procedures or surgery compared with transurethral resection of the prostate (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy vs transurethral resection of the prostate

Erectile function · men with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy showed no clear difference in erectile function (sexually‐active men only) compared with transurethral resection of the prostate (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy vs transurethral resection of the prostate

Ejaculatory function · men with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy may leads to lower ejaculatory function (sexually‐active men only) compared with transurethral resection of the prostate (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single‐dose intravesical chemotherapy instillation vs placebo or observation after nephroureterectomy

Time to bladder cancer recurrence (absolute effect size estimates based on recurrence rate at 12 months)

Single‐dose intravesical chemotherapy instillation may leads to lower time to bladder cancer recurrence (absolute effect size estimates… compared with placebo or observation after nephroureterectomy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review