“…17 , 26 – 56 ( Figure 1 ). They included 4 RCTs, 27 , 31 , 41 , 53 14 prospective cohort studiess, 17 , 32 , 33 , 36 , 39 , 40 , 41 – 49 , 54 and 14 retrospective cohort studies 26 , 28 – 30 , 34 , 35 , 37 , 38 , 42 , 50 – 52 , 55 , 56 ( Figures 2 and 3 ). There were a total of 3274 patients; 1653 patients underwent the KP surgery and 1621 underwent VP surgery.…”