French surgeon performs first remote prostate cancer surgery from China to Morocco using robot.

Dr. Youness Ahallal, a French surgeon in China, performed a historic prostate cancer surgery on a patient in Morocco, 12,000 km away, using the Chinese-made Toumai Robot. The operation, completed in under two hours, set a record for the longest remote surgery with a round-trip distance over 30,000 km. This breakthrough could increase global access to expert surgeons and reduce the need for patients to travel abroad.

November 27, 2024
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