This article is a retraction of:
RETRACTED: Open Nephroureterectomy Compared to Laparoscopic in Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis
A Retraction of the Systematic Review Article
By Liu G, Yao Z, Chen G, Li Y and Liang B. (2021) Front. Surg. 8:729686. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.729686
The journal and Chief Editors retract the 13 August 2021 article cited above.
Following publication, concerns were raised regarding abnormal similarities with the contents of other articles published by unrelated research groups. A subsequent investigation, which was conducted in accordance with Frontiers' policies, raised strong concerns over the authorship of the articles, resulting in a loss of confidence in the findings presented in the article.
The authors have not responded to this retraction.
This retraction was approved by the Chief Editors of Frontiers in Surgery and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers.
Citation: Frontiers Editorial Office (2023) Retraction: Open nephroureterectomy compared to laparoscopic in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: a meta-analysis. Front. Surg. 10:1220311. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1220311
Received: 10 May 2023; Accepted: 10 May 2023;
Published: 6 June 2023.
Approved by: Gabriel Sandblom, Karolinska Institutet (KI), Sweden
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