Robotic-Assisted Surgery: Balancing Evidence and Implementation

Jason D Wright^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
² Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.

Editorial

Jason D Wright. JAMA. 2017.

. 2017 Oct 24;318(16):1545-1547.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.13696.

Jason D Wright^{1

2}

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
² Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.

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Jeong IG, Khandwala YS, Kim JH, Han DH, Li S, Wang Y, Chang SL, Chung BI. Jeong IG, et al. JAMA. 2017 Oct 24;318(16):1561-1568. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.14586. JAMA. 2017. PMID: 29067427 Free PMC article.