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Is robot-assisted surgery noninferior or real progress?

Nature Reviews Urology volume 15, pages 728–729 (2018)Cite this article

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The results of the RAZOR trial of robot-assisted radical cystectomy versus open radical cystectomy in patients with bladder cancer show that robotic surgery is noninferior. However, care must be taken before widespread adoption of this modality, as superiority has not yet been established.

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Burkhard, F.C. Is robot-assisted surgery noninferior or real progress?. Nat Rev Urol 15, 728–729 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-018-0101-2

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