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<p>A hospital in China has made history by performing a surgery where the surgeon was located 5,000 km away from the patient. Using cutting-edge technology and extensive research, a team of doctors enabled one of their colleagues in Shanghai to remotely control a machine that removed a lung tumour in just an hour. A video of this groundbreaking procedure has gone viral on social media.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">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… <a href="https://t.co/8VQrpnvtS0">pic.twitter.com/8VQrpnvtS0</a></p>
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<p>“A surgeon in China successfully removed a lung tumour 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 an hour,” wrote stock market trader and expert, Naresh Nambisan, while sharing the video on X.</p>

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<p>According to a statement by the Shanghai municipality's information office, doctors from Shanghai Chest Hospital performed this medical feat after "detailed clinical research" and working with "domestically-made surgical robots."</p>

<p>Dr Luo Qingquan, the surgeon leading the operation, performed it with the help of a few assistants.</p>

<p>"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," Luo said.</p>

<p>"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 the multitude of things in the human body. That is the way medical science progresses, gradually," a user commented under the post.</p>

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<p>"Performing this kind of remote robotic surgery a 'medical miracle'! Robotic surgery with the surgeon around is being done well now," wrote another.</p>

<p>"I wonder if this is going to be possible in robotic spine surgery as we still need the master to control the tool to insert implants into spinal bones. Robotic spine surgery has a long way to go before this possibility to be a reality. I wish I can see this happen in my professional career," commented&nbsp;a third.</p>

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A hospital in China has made history by performing a surgery where the surgeon was located 5,000 km away from the patient. Using cutting-edge technology and extensive research, a team of doctors enabled one of their colleagues in Shanghai to remotely control a machine that removed a lung tumour in just an hour.

A hospital in China has made history by performing a surgery where the surgeon was located 5,000 km away from the patient. Using cutting-edge technology and extensive research, a team of doctors enabled one of their colleagues in Shanghai to remotely control a machine that removed a lung tumour in just an hour. A video of this groundbreaking procedure has gone viral on social media. 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 × “A surgeon in China successfully removed a lung tumour 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 an hour,” wrote stock market trader and expert, Naresh Nambisan, while sharing the video on X. Watch | Gravitas: A new undergraduate marriage program in China × According to a statement by the Shanghai municipality's information office, doctors from Shanghai Chest Hospital performed this medical feat after "detailed clinical research" and working with "domestically-made surgical robots." Dr Luo Qingquan, the surgeon leading the operation, performed it with the help of a few assistants. "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," Luo said. "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 the multitude of things in the human body. That is the way medical science progresses, gradually," a user commented under the post. Also read: Antarctic temperatures rise 10C above average, experts are calling it a near-record heatwave "Performing this kind of remote robotic surgery a 'medical miracle'! Robotic surgery with the surgeon around is being done well now," wrote another. "I wonder if this is going to be possible in robotic spine surgery as we still need the master to control the tool to insert implants into spinal bones. Robotic spine surgery has a long way to go before this possibility to be a reality. I wish I can see this happen in my professional career," commented a third. (With inputs from agencies)

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