Computer-assisted navigation improves surgical outcomes in pelvic tumor resections

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 studies involving 402 patients revealed that computer-assisted navigation (CAN) significantly reduced local recurrence rates (p = 0.008) and increased the likelihood of negative margins (p = 0.0007) in pelvic tumor surgeries. Five-year overall survival for navigated surgeries averaged 78.5%. No notable differences were found in metastasis rates (p = 0.18) or major complications (p = 0.16) between navigated and non-navigated procedures, highlighting CAN’s advantages in surgical precision.