| Table 1. Description of the studies included in the meta-analysis. | |||||
| Study | Location / Years | Study design | Participants | Outcomes | Study quality (NOS) |
| Uncu et al., 2013 | South Korea 2008 - 2009 | Prospective cohort | 27 | Post-operative AMH short term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH medium term vs. pre-operative AMH |
6/9 |
| Uncu et al., 2013 | Turkey 2008 - 2011 | Prospective cohort | 60 | Post-operative AMH short term vs
. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH long term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH short vs. long term |
7/9 |
| Alborzi et al., 2014 | Iran 2010 - 2012 | Prospective cohort | 193 | Post-operative AMH short term vs
. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH medium term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH long term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH short vs. long term Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs. bilateral short term Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs. bilateral medium term Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs. bilateral long term |
7/9 |
| Tanprasertkul et al., 2014 | Thailand 2012 - 2013 | Prospective cohort | 77 | Post-operative AMH short term vs
. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH medium term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH long term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH short vs. long term Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs. bilateral short term Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs. bilateral medium term Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs. bilateral long term Post-operative AMH sealing agents vs. bipolar coagulation |
6/9 |
| Chen et al., 2014 | China 2013 - 2014 | Prospective cohort | 98 | Post-operative AMH short term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH EO vs. No EO short term |
8/9 |
| Vignali et al., 2015 | Italy 2009 - 2010 | Prospective cohort | 22 | Post-operative AMH short term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH medium term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH long term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH short vs. long term |
9/9 |
| Saito et al., 2018 | Japan 2011 - 2013 | Prospective cohort | 62 | Post-operative AMH short term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH long term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH short vs. long term Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs. bilateral short term Post-operative AMH laser ablation vs. unilateral cystectomy Post-operative AMH laser ablation vs. bilateral cystectomy |
8/9 |
| Muzii et al., 2019 | Italy 2015 - 2016 | Prospective cohort | 52 | Post-operative AMH short term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH long term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH short vs. long term Post-operative AMH EO vs. No EO medium term |
8/9 |
| Biacchiardi et al., 2011 | Italy 2007 - 2009 | Prospective cohort | 43 | Post-operative AMH long term vs. pre-operative AMH | 7/10 |
| Ercan et al., 2011 | Turkey 2008 - 2010 | Prospective cohort | 36 | Post-operative AMH medium term vs. pre-operative AMH | 9/9 |
| Hwu et al., 2011 | Taiwan 2007 - 2010 | Prospective cohort | 1642 | Post-operative AMH medium term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs. bilateral short term |
7/9 |
| Kitajima et al., 2011 | Japan 2007 - 2009 | Prospective cohort | 32 | Post-operative AMH medium term vs. pre-operative AMH | 7/9 |
| Celik et al., 2012 | Turkey 2009 - 2010 | Prospective cohort | 65 | Post-operative AMH medium term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH long term vs. pre-operative AMH |
8/9 |
| Kwon et al., 2014 | South Korea 2011 - 2013 | Prospective cohort | 100 | Post-operative AMH medium term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH EO vs. No EO medium term |
9/9 |
| Salihoğlu et al., 2016 | Turkey 2013 - 2014 | Prospective case control | 67 | Post-operative AMH medium term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH EO vs. No EO short term |
7/9 |
| Kim et al., 2017 | South Korea 2011 - 2012 | Prospective cohort | 75 | Post-operative AMH medium term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH EO vs. No EO medium term Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs. bilateral medium term |
9/9 |
| Tsolakidis et al., 2010 | Greece 2005 - 2007 | Randomized clinical trial | 20 | Post-operative AMH long term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH laser ablation vs. cystectomy |
9/9 |
| Iwase et al., 2016 | Japan 2008 - 2009 | Randomized clinical trial | 20 | Post-operative AMH long term vs. pre-operative AMH Post-operative AMH laser ablation vs. cystectomy |
9/9 |
| Chun et al., 2016 | Taiwan 2010 - 2013 | Prospective cohort | 65 | Post-operative AMH EO vs. No EO short term | 8/9 |
| Ergun et al., 2015 | Turkey 2011 - 2013 | Prospective cohort | 50 | Post-operative AMH EO vs. No EO medium term Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs. bilateral medium term Post-operative AMH EO > 7 cm vs. < 7 cm |
7/9 |
| Hirokawa et al., 2011 | Japan 2008 - 2010 | Prospective cohort | 38 | Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs. bilateral short term | 5/9 |
| Saito et al., 2014 | Japan 2011 - 2013 | Prospective cohort | 99 | Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs
. bilateral short term Post-operative AMH laser ablation vs. unilateral cystectomy Post-operative AMH laser ablation vs. bilateral cystectomy |
9/9 |
| Shao et al., 2016 | China 2012 - 2013 | Prospective cohort | 80 | Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs. bilateral long term | 8/9 |
| Mehdizadeh Kashi et al., 2017 | Iran 2012 - 2013 | Prospective cohort | 70 | Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs. bilateral long term | 8/8 |
| Kovačević et al., 2018 | Serbia 2013 - 2016 | Prospective cohort | 54 | Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs. bilateral long term | 7/9 |
| Ercan et al., 2010 | Turkey 2007 - 2008 | Prospective cohort | 47 | Post-operative AMH EO unilateral vs. bilateral short term | 9/9 |
| Wang et al., 2019 | China 2014 - 2017 | Prospective cohort | 171 | Post-operative AMH EO > 7 cm vs. < 7 cm Post-operative AMH suture vs. bipolar coagulation |
5/8 |
| Giampaolino et al., 2015 | Italy 2012 - 2014 | Randomized clinical trial | 76 | Post-operative AMH laser ablation vs. unilateral cystectomy | 7/9 |
| Candiani et al., 2018 | Italy 2017 - 2018 | Randomized clinical trial | 60 | Post-operative AMH laser ablation vs. cystectomy | 6/9 |
| Ferrero et al., 2012 | Italy 2007 - 2010 | Randomized clinical trial | 100 | Post-operative AMH suture vs. bipolar coagulation | 8/9 |
| Li et al., 2013 | China 2008 - 2010 | Prospective cohort | 162 | Post-operative AMH suture vs. bipolar coagulation Post-operative AMH ultrasound vs. bipolar coagulation |
7/9 |
| Takashima et al., 2013 | Japan 2008 - 2010 | Prospective cohort | 44 | Post-operative AMH suture vs. bipolar coagulation | 8/9 |
| Song et al., 2015 | South Korea 2011 - 2014 | Prospective cohort | 125 | Post-operative AMH suture vs. bipolar coagulation | 8/9 |
| Zhang et al., 2016 | China 2013 | Randomized clinical trial | 207 | Post-operative AMH suture vs. bipolar coagulation Post-operative AMH ultrasound vs. bipolar coagulation |
9/9 |
| Sönmezer et al., 2013 | Turkey 2010 | Randomized clinical trial | 30 | Post-operative AMH sealing agents vs. bipolar coagulation | 9/9 |
| Song et al., 2014 | South Korea 2012 - 2013 | Randomized clinical trial | 100 | Post-operative AMH sealing agents vs. bipolar coagulation | 9/9 |
| Choi et al., 2018 | South Korea 2014 - 2016 | Randomized clinical trial | 80 | Post-operative AMH sealing agents vs. bipolar coagulation | 9/9 |