One of the promises of robotic surgery is that distance between doctor and patient will be no barrier to a successful operation. — AFP
A cancer patient in Angola recently underwent the first robotic surgery on the continent conducted remotely by a surgeon in the United States, according to the hospitals involved.
The prostatectomy – partial or complete removal of the prostate – on June 14 (2025) was also the first in the world to be done over such a distance, they said.
