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5 Good Things: The Groundbreaking Surgery That Spanned Continents

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Revolutionary Remote Surgery: Connecting Continents through Robotics

This chapter explores a pioneering telesurgery connecting the U.S. and Angola, where a doctor successfully operated on a prostate cancer patient remotely. It highlights the transformative impact of robotic technology in surgery, especially in resource-limited regions, and discusses the broader implications for future surgical practices worldwide.

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