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Robots in theatre
Yes to careful introduction of robot assisted surgery
BMJ 2011; 343 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d7215 (Published 08 November 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;343:d7215- Alan McNeill, consultant urological surgeon1,
- Grant D Stewart, clinical lecturer in urological surgery1
- 1Department of Urology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK
- alan.mcneill{at}luht.scot.nhs.uk
From the perspective of Scotland’s only high volume laparoscopic prostatectomy centre we agree that “even the staunchest laparoscopic urologists would like to use a robot.”1 Although outcomes from high volume surgeons are comparable regardless of the surgical technique used for radical prostatectomy, a randomised trial comparing techniques will now be …
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