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Lung transplant/ Spain performs the first robotic surgery in the world

2023-04-19 10:24:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Lung transplant/ Spain performs the first robotic surgery in the world

A team of surgeons in Spain has successfully performed the world's first robotic lung transplant.

Lung transplants are known as complex operations, as the patient's chest must be opened. During the procedure, an incision of about 30 cm is made and ribs are cut to remove and replace a diseased lung with a healthy human lung from a donor.

But the new technology used by the Spanish team no longer requires breaking the patient's ribs. Instead, surgeons at the Vall d'Hebron hospital in Barcelona used smaller incisions in the side of the ribcage to accommodate the robot's arms and 3D cameras.

According to doctor Albert Jauregui, the new procedure is less painful for the patient as the wound closes more easily.

"We believe it is a technique that will improve patients' quality of life, the postoperative period and reduce pain. We hope that this technique will eventually spread to more centers," he added.

Xavier, 65, became the first patient in the world to undergo fully robotic lung surgery.

 

 





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