Robotic assisted radical prostatectomy: a different treatment for prostate cancer?

ABSTRACT Considering the Health Care System in Brazil, a developing country, and public healthcare policies, robotic surgery is a reality to very few citizens. Therefore, robotic assisted radical prostatectomy is far removed from the daily practice of the vast majority of Brazilian urologists. Scientific evidence of the superiority of robotic assisted radical prostatectomy does not presently justify public investments for widespread development of robotic centers. Maybe over time and with reductions in costs, robotic technology will become a more established practice, as observed in other countries, and more feasible for the Brazilian urological community.

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Main Authors: Julio,Alexandre Den, Ahlering,Thomas Edward, Korkes,Fernando, Lopes Neto,Antonio Correa, Tobias-Machado,Marcos, Pompeo,Antonio Carlos Lima, Wroclawski,Eric Roger
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2010
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082010000300381
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