The Robot Is In -- And Ready To Operate More and more surgeries -- from prostate to heart -- are being performed by doctors remotely guiding robotic arms. Read article.
First-Ever Robotic Pancreatectomy Performed Surgeons at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago performed a groundbreaking robotic pancreatectomy in a 39-year-old man to relieve him of debilitating pain. They also performed an autologous islet cell transplant to prevent him from developing surgical diabetes. Read the press release.
3rd Annual Minimally Invasive Robotic Association (MIRA) Meeting The 3rd Annual Minimally Invasive Robotic Association (MIRA) Meeting to be held at Roma Eventi Conference Center at Rome, Italy, January 24th-26th, 2008, is a state of the art program divided into general surgery, urology, cardio-thoracic, gynecology and pediatric surgery. The programscater to the surgeons practicing the art of robotic surgery in these fields. Presenters from around the globe will discuss techniques, ideas and results. The purpose of the meeting is to cover clinically important indications of robotic surgery for clinicians, residents and fellows.
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