Nigerian Hospitals Collaborate to Perform Tele-Robotic Surgery
- Redeemer’s Health Village Hospital in Lagos and Nisa Premier Hospital in Abuja performed what they described as West Africa’s first tele-robotic surgery.
- A surgeon in Lagos remotely controlled robotic equipment to remove a cancerous kidney tumor from a patient in Abuja over a high-speed internet connection.
- Hospital officials said the patient was in good condition and expected to leave the hospital within 24 hours.
- Redeemer’s Health Village and RoboMed Global plan to establish an academy to train at least 150 robotic surgeons within two years.
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By Chioma obinna A new chapter opened in Nigeria’s healthcare system at the weekend as surgeons at Redeemer’s Health Village (RHV) Hospital, Lagos, in collaboration with Nisa Premier Hospital, Abuja, successfully performed what they described as the first tele-robotic surgery in West Africa.The landmark procedure saw a surgeon in Lagos remotely operate on a patient […]
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Nigeria has recorded its first tele-robotic surgery after a surgeon in Ogun State remotely performed a complex kidney cancer operation on a patient in Abuja on Saturday, September 19. The procedure, a robot-assisted right radical nephrectomy, involved removing a cancerous tumour affecting the patient’s kidney. It was carried out through a collaboration between Redeemer’s Health …
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