BMJ  2008;336:687 (29 March), doi:10.1136/bmj.39532.355752.DB

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Robotic prostatectomy transmitted live to engineers to promote collaboration

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A radical prostatectomy using a robot was transmitted live to a group of surgeons and mechanical engineers last week to stimulate collaboration between the professions and encourage developments in robotic surgery.

The operation was performed at Guy’s Hospital, London, by Prokar Dasgupta, reader and consultant urological surgeon at the hospital and King’s College London, School of Medicine, and transmitted to an audience at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in London.

"For the last couple of years we have been collaborating with our mechanical engineers at King’s College London to refine and develop new robotic tools," he said. "Working with highly qualified scientists has the potential to take these tools from bench to bedside, which we believe is the way forward."

Consequently he and Jian Dai from King’s College London organised a two day conference to discuss the latest developments in robotic surgery; hear about patients’ feedback; debate future directions with . . . [Full text of this article]

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