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The use of da Vinci Xi and the increased surgeon’s experience could change the perspective over the cost–benefit ratio of robot-assisted surgery

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  1. General Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Translational and New Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Paradisa 2, 56124, Pisa, Italy

    Desirée Gianardi, Matteo Palmeri & Luca Morelli

  2. EndoCAS (Center for Computer Assisted Surgery), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Luca Morelli

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Gianardi, D., Palmeri, M. & Morelli, L. The use of da Vinci Xi and the increased surgeon’s experience could change the perspective over the cost–benefit ratio of robot-assisted surgery. Updates Surg 71, 399–400 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-018-00617-w

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Keywords

  • Robot-assisted surgery
  • Da Vinci Xi
  • Robotics costs