Editorial: Challenges in global advancement of robotic surgery

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Thet Lwin Z M, Forsberg B, Keel G, Beard J H, Amoako J, Ohene-Yeboah M, et al. Economic evaluation of expanding inguinal hernia repair among adult males in Ghana. PLOS Glob Public Health 2022; 2(4): e0000270. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000270. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000270

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