Robotic-Assisted Video-Endoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy (RAVEIL) and Video-Endoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy (VEIL) versus Open Inguinal Lymph-Node Dissection (OILND) in carcinoma of penis: Comparison of perioperative outcomes, complications and oncological outcomes. A systematic review and meta-analysis

•RAVEIL/VEIL can decrease skin-related complications like skin necrosis and wound infection, major complications, and lymphatic complications like lymphedema as compared to OILND in carcinoma penis.•RAVEIL/VEIL is equally adequate in terms of the blood loss, minor complications, lymphocele, and the number of lymph nodes dissected as compared to OILND.•By appearing to reduce the morbidity of inguinal node dissection perhaps minimally invasive surgery will increase the use of inguinal lymph node dissection in penile cancer, particularly as a staging operation in cN0 disease.•Large, multi-centric, high-quality RCTs with long-term follow-up in the future are required to provide substantial evidence for verification of the results.