Surgery and Marketing: Comparing Different Methods of Radical Prostatectomy

摘要: A remarkable paper in this issue reports the results of an analysis scientific literature on differences between main variants radical prostatectomy (RP) [1]. The large and diverse team authors, consisting many top experts science practice RP, has evaluated comparative studies RP three major that are practiced today: open retropubic (RRP), conventional laparoscopic (LRP), robot-assisted (RALP). objective was to assess whether any method is better than others view perioperative, functional, oncologic outcomes. conclusion at which authors arrive ‘‘available data were not sufficient prove superiority surgical approach terms functional outcomes.’’ It may be assumed some hard bargaining went before group agreed statement. This shown by statement ‘‘it might hypothesized more solid accurate could show (between methods) do currently appear.’’ Apparently, still convinced their others, although they have just evidence shows otherwise must clearly understood medicine only about helping patients but also a business. important market, different methods used as marketing instruments