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prostate cancer surgery suggests their use in the field of bladder cancer surgery may warrant further
investigation.

DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Performed data analysis, interpretation and manuscript write up: Thinagaran JKR
Technical description of operative steps, data acquisition: Dovey Z
Review of manuscript: Maqboul F
Review and substantial contributions to conception and design of study: Dovey Z, Wiklund P

Availability of data and materials
Tables 1 and 2 provide details of the systematic review. Appendix A PRISMA METHODOLOGY. Figures to
illustrate NS technique.

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
Dr. Dovey Z is Medical Director and stock owner (with certificate of shares) of Medtech Holdings Ltd.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
Not applicable.

Consent for publication
Not applicable.

Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021.

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