title: The applicability of robotic prostatectomy.
abstract: Our comment points out an interesting public health issue about a revolutionary surgical technique: the common opinion of robot-assisted techniques is about a feasible, easy and safe procedure. We compared this technique with other radical prostatectomy techniques as far as costs and economics are concerned.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Turin, Turin, Italia. mariola.gianino@unito.it
authors.forename: Maria Michela
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gianino
authors.forename: Gianino Maria
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Michela
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galzerano
authors.forename: Galzerano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mario
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics