US EditionNY woman receives first fully robotic double lung transplant
- A team at NYU Langone Health performed the world’s first fully robotic double-lung transplant using the da Vinci Xi robotic system on Cheryl Mehrkar, a woman with COPD.
- This robotic surgery marks a major advancement in minimally invasive transplant procedures and aims to reduce postoperative pain.
- Cheryl Mehrkar expressed gratitude, stating, "I’m so grateful to the donor and their family for giving me another chance at life.
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A robot operated on a 57-year-old American woman, transplanting two new lungs into her. A technological feat, which will in particular allow the patient to recover much more quickly than after a conventional operation of this magnitude....
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Surgeons Perform First-Ever Robotic Double Lung Transplant on 57-Year-Old 'Adrenaline Junkie'
NYU Langone’s Dr. Stephanie Chang opens up to PEOPLE about performing the breakthrough procedure on 57-year-old Cheryl Mehrkar, who says her breathing has improved “100%” since undergoing the world’s first robotic double lung transplant.
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