Doctor removes prostate from 35 miles away in first telerobotic surgery in US
The patient was at a facility in Minneola, Florida, while the surgeon operated remotely from another facilityA Florida surgeon has performed the first telerobotic operation between two US hospitals, removing the prostate of a man with cancer from 35 miles away, according to officials.Dr Vipul Patel, founder and medical director of the Global Robotics Institute at AdventHealth Celebration in suburban Orlando, on Sunday performed an…
The patient was at a facility in Minneola, Florida, while the surgeon operated remotely from another facilityA Florida surgeon has performed the first telerobotic operation between two US hospitals, removing the prostate of a man with cancer from 35 miles away, according to officials.Dr Vipul Patel, founder and medical director of the Global Robotics Institute at AdventHealth Celebration in suburban Orlando, on Sunday performed an…
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