title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina do ABC - FMABC, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Alexandre Den
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Julio
authors.affiliation: University of California - Irvine, Califórnia, CA, US.
authors.forename: Thomas Edward
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Ahlering
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC - FMABC, Santo André, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Korkes
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC - FMABC, Santo André, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Antonio Correa
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Lopes Neto
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC - FMABC, Santo André, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tobias-Machado
authors.affiliation: Regent of Urology, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC - FMABC, Santo André, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Antonio Carlos Lima
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Pompeo
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Eric Roger
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Wroclawski