This robot successfully performed an entire lung transplant

TL;DR

Lung transplantations are known for being complex operations as the patient’s chest has to be cut open. This allows us to open only the skin, and to insert this lung little by little," said Dr Albert Jauregui, Head of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Service at Vall D'hebron Hospital. For more on this story, watch the video in the media player above

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