A First in Turkish Medicine: Robotic Surgery Performed From a Distance of 1,400 Kilometers.
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Aynur Karaca, 43, who was receiving treatment at Muş State Hospital, underwent surgery via telesurgery from Istanbul, 1400 kilometers away.
In a first for Türkiye, a patient in Muş underwent surgery via telesurgery, with the procedure performed 1,400 kilometers away from Istanbul. Aynur Karaca, 43, who was being treated at Muş State Hospital, had her uterus removed using a robotic surgical system remotely controlled from Istanbul. The operation, coordinated by specialist doctors in both cities, was successfully completed.
MicroPort's robotic surgical technology enabled the first remote robotic hysterectomy in Turkey. Associate Professor Dr. Derman Başaran, participating from the TÜSEB İDEA center in Istanbul, and Surgeon Dr. Haticegül Tuncer, who led the operation at Muş State Hospital, took a significant step in bringing surgical expertise together across different cities with this operation, which they performed jointly from a distance of 1,400 kilometers.
Thanks to a telesurgical link established between TÜSEB İDEA and Muş State Hospital, a robotic hysterectomy was performed on a female patient 1400 kilometers away for the first time from a laboratory. In the operation, which was managed from Istanbul, two surgeons worked together remotely.
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