Da Vinci robot surgeon removes inoperable tumor, saving patient’s life
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#3This is an ad with very little information.
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#4This is an ad with very little information.
It seems more a summary of this (linked to):
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/first-p...
Re: Da Vinci robot surgeon removes inoperable tumor, saving patient’s life
#5Let's not forget "Swan and Morton scapel No. 3 removes inoperable tumor, saving patient’s life" ... 100,000 times.
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It was operated by a human surgeon.
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#7Robotic head and neck surgery is routine at major medical centers all over. Da Vinci has been around for many years and it is human controlled.
I’m glad this patient was helped but there is absolutely nothing interesting otherwise about this.
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#8How could it be inoperable if a human controlled robot managed to remove it?
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#9As I understand the daVinci device is not really a robot in the sense that it works autonomously. It’s a precision waldo setup with a surgeon in control.
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#10How could it be inoperable if a human controlled robot managed to remove it?
Inoperable without the robot, which can reach deeper where hand controlled instruments wouldn't be able to.