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A pooled analysis was performed to quantify the effect size (ES) for IVR rate, radical nephroureterectomy (RNU)\u2010to\u2010treat ratio and OS. Subgroup analyses were performed to evaluate patients who received postoperative instillations and to compare URS with laser ablation to RNU.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Overall, 24 studies involving 1904 patients were included in the final analysis. The overall rate of IVR was 23.7% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009453). The overall pooled analysis showed an ES for IVR of 0.33, for RNU\u2010to\u2010treat ratio of 0.23, and for OS of 0.62 (all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009\u2264\u20090.005). In the comparison between URS and RNU, the pooled ES of URS for IVR was 1.14 and for OS it was 1.43 (all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&gt;\u20090.05). Within the subgroup analysis of patients who received postoperative instillations, the pooled ES for IVR was 0.38 (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.029) and for RNU\u2010to\u2010treat ratio it was 0.25 (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.012).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this systematic review, URS with laser ablation was found to exert a negligible effect on IVR rate. Moreover, no statistically significant differences in IVR nor in OS were recorded when URS was compared to RNU. 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