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Robotic urologic surgery using the DaVinci system is widely adopted in Italy, though high costs currently limit its broader spread and restrict its use to shared areas.
Robotic urologic surgery is widely used in Italy, though its expansion is limited by high costs.
Cost barriers may guide resource planning for robotic urology; leaves open optimal expansion models pending further economic analyses.
The introduction of robot-assisted surgery represents a milestone in the history of surgery. Today, many surgical disciplines make use of the DaVinci robotic system in performing surgery, even complex ones. Italy stands as one of the countries with a greater diffusion of robotics in surgery, particularly in urological surgery. In Italy, every year, numerous urological surgeries are performed with the DaVinci robot; however, costs of this technology are high and, although likely to decrease, constitute a limit to the spread of the same and restricting its use to shared areas.
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Sacco et al. (2015) conducted a review in Urologic surgery. Robotic urologic surgery (DaVinci robotic system) was evaluated. Robotic urologic surgery using the DaVinci system is widely adopted in Italy, though high costs currently limit its broader spread and restrict its use to shared areas.
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