It is in a Chinese medical facility that surgeons have accomplished what no other surgeons have done in the history of health: conducting an operation whereby the surgeon is 5,000 km away from the patient. Equipped with advanced technology and months of research, a team of doctors operated a machine from Shanghai to remove a lung tumor from a patient in Kashgar, thereby completing the procedure within just one hour. A video of this groundbreaker is going viral on social media.
“A surgeon in China removed a lung tumor from a patient while 5000 km away. The doctor was sitting in an office in Shanghai, while the patient was on the other side of the country in Kashgar. The whole exercise was completed in an hour,” remarked stock market trader and expert Naresh Nambisan, who shared this video.
This video has also received wide attention, with views over 560,000 and almost 1,000 likes. It has involved viewers in a variety of comments.
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A surgeon in China successfully removed a lung tumor from a patient while being 5000 km away. The doctor operated the machine remotely from his office in Shanghai, while the patient was in Kashgar, located on the opposite side of the country. The entire operation was completed in… pic.twitter.com/8VQrpnvtS0
— Naresh Nambisan | നരേഷ് (@nareshbahrain) August 2, 2024
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One of the users commented, “Remote robotic minimal access surgery is the future trend. And it is already here. Medical science has progressed so much, yet we do not know many things in the human body. That is how medical science gradually progresses.” Another user added, “Performing this kind of remote robotic surgery is a ‘medical miracle’. Robotic surgery with the surgeon around is being done well now.
A third user commented, “Beautiful engineering,”, while a fourth said, “Wow, now this is the best use of technology.”
The information office of the Shanghai municipality said the surgery was performed by doctors from Shanghai Chest Hospital after “detailed clinical research” and with the use of “domestically-made surgical robots.” Dr. Luo Qingquan, who led the operation, was assisted by a team of colleagues.
“The success of this surgery is a milestone to show the clinical capability of a domestically-made surgical robot, which can bring more benefit to patients, especially those in remote and rural regions,” Dr Luo said.
