In reply to the letter to editor by Paz‑Manrique et al. regarding “What the urologist needs to know before radical prostatectomy: MRI efective support to pre‑surgery planning”

We thank the authors for the opportunity to engage in this enriching discussion. We read with interest the Letter to the Editor from Paz-Manrique et al. and we would like to address some of the points raised by the authors regarding radical prostatectomy (RP) surgical approaches. As primary point, we would like to emphasize that, while robotic surgery has certainly transformed prostate cancer (PCa) surgery, open radical prostatectomy (ORP) continues to offer certain benefits that should not be overlooked, even if the expertise of the surgeon remains a critical factor.