Nigeria Records First Tele-Robotic Surgery as Surgeon Operates on Abuja Patient from Ogun

Nigeria has recorded a major milestone in medical technology with the successful completion of what has been described as the country’s first tele-robotic surgery.

The groundbreaking procedure involved a surgeon operating remotely on a patient in Abuja from Mowe, Ogun State, using a robotic surgical system and real-time communication technology.

The operation, a robot-assisted right radical nephrectomy, was performed to remove a cancerous tumour from the patient’s kidney.

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