Chief physician Jan Krzak sat at Sygehus Sønderjylland in Aabenraa and controlled the robot that performed an operation for an inguinal hernia in Tórshavn. (Archive photo). Photo: Claus Fisker/Ritzau Scanpix
Surgeon in Aabenraa performs Denmark’s first remote robotic operation on patient in Faroe Islands
A patient at Landssygehuset in Tórshavn underwent surgery for an inguinal hernia on Wednesday while the surgeon performing the procedure was in Aabenraa, southern Denmark.
The operation used robot-assisted telesurgery, with the surgeon controlling a robot in the Faroe Islands from an office in...
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