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Quality evaluation was performed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale system and Cochrane tools for the nonrandomized and randomized studies, respectively. Baseline characteristics, preoperative information, and postoperative outcomes were collected.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Outcomes<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Outcomes included success rate, ED, overall complication, and maximum urinary flow.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thirteen studies comprising 1683 patients met the inclusion criteria, with 596 and 1087 patients undergoing ntBU and tBU, respectively. The results revealed that compared with the tBU group, the patients who underwent ntBU had a significantly lower incidence of ED, while there were no significant differences in the other perioperative outcomes. In subgroup analysis, the nontransecting anastomotic urethroplasty group had a lower incidence of ED than excision and primary anastomosis, and other perioperative outcomes were similar between the 2 groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results of the study may help clinicians choose procedures that protect sexual function in the treatment of urethral stricture.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Strengths and limitations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The strength of this study is that it is, to our knowledge, the first meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ntBU. A limitation is that most of the included studies were retrospective cohort studies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ntBU preserves the high efficacy of its transecting counterpart while reducing postoperative ED.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jsxmed\/qdad141","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,16]],"date-time":"2023-11-16T21:41:18Z","timestamp":1700170878000},"page":"11-19","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Low risk of erectile dysfunction after nontransecting bulbar urethroplasty for urethral stricture: a systematic review and meta-analysis"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Xingming","family":"Zhao","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University , 382 Wuyi Road, Taiyuan, 030001 , 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