Perioperative and oncological outcomes of thulium laser-ERBT versus conventional TURBT in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: a meta-analysis of 2,934 patients

Thulium laser en bloc resection of bladder tumors (TmL-ERBT) represents a novel surgical approach for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), but its comparative advantages over conventional transurethral resection (TURBT) remain controversial. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate perioperative safety, surgical quality, and oncological outcomes of TmL-ERBT versus TURBT. A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library identified comparative studies of TmL-ERBT vers