CONTEXT: Despite the wide diffusion of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) and robot-
assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP), only few studies comparing the results …

Background Health technology assessment (HTA) is frequently used when a new and
expensive technology is being introduced into clinical practice. This certainly is the case with …

Robotic surgical devices have developed beyond the investigational stage and currently are
routinely used in minimally invasive general surgery, pediatric surgery, gynecology, urology …

BACKGROUND: Demand and utilization of minimally invasive approaches to radical
prostatectomy have increased in recent years, but comparative studies on cost are lacking …

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature available on robot-assisted laparoscopic radical
prostatectomy (RALP). METHODS: A literature search was performed using EMBASE …

What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Numerous urological
procedures can now be performed with robotic assistance. Though not definitely proven to …

Importance Few studies have evaluated long-term surgical complications in patients with
prostate cancer (PC) who receive open radical prostatectomy (ORP), laparoscopic radical …

Objective: To compare safety and costs of robotic-assisted and laparoscopic
cholecystectomy in patients with symptomatic cholecystolithiasis. Background: Technical …

Open radical prostatectomy (ORP) is the reference standard for the surgical management of
localized prostate cancer. With wider availability of minimally invasive radical prostatectomy …

Although the present literature reports early findings, without long-term oncologic outcomes,
the results are consistently encouraging. Training programs have already yielded …