Robotic surgery: an overview

Abstract

The advent of robotic surgery heralded a new era for human surgical techniques. Promising untiring, precise, remotely possible surgery, it was welcomed with open arms as the harbinger of a new revolutionary answer to myriad problems besetting the global provision of high quality, standardized surgery, extendable to remote parts of the globe. This short paper looks at the progress and achievements of robotic surgery since its inception, particularly in light of issues to its implementation in developing countries like Pakistan.

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