Cheers, excitement, as Imo performs first robotic surgery
…No cut, blood loss, nerve damage; robot can magnify tissues 10 times bigger – Lead surgeon By Emmanuel Iheaka Imo State, on Friday, performed first robotic surgery on a patient said to be diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The lead surgeon who had a team from the United Kingdom, said there was no cut, blood loss and nerves damage during the surgery, owing to the use of the robot.
A United Kingdom-based Consultant Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Professor Kingsley Ekwueme, led the team that carried out the surgery at the Imo State Robotic and Oncology Centre, Owerri.
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