title: Location of robotic surgical systems worldwide and in France.
abstract: The advent of robot-assisted surgery is a surgical revolution. However, the costs of installing and using a da Vinci system are impediments to the proliferation of this technology. This article reviews the locations of robotic surgical systems worldwide and in France, in 2010.
authors.affiliation: Urology and Renal Transplantation Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital Group, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France. christophe.vaessen@psl.aphp.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vaessen
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000295:instrumentation; D012371:Robotics / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013523:Surgical Equipment / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D014481:United States