"Leading robotic urological surgeon Professor Prokar Dasgupta said it felt 'almost as if I was there' as he carried out a prostrate removal on Paul Buxton. The cancer patient, 62, said it had been a 'no-brainer' to take part and become 'part of medical history'. It is hoped that remote robotic surgery could spare future patients the 'vast expense and inconvenience' of travelling for treatment, and help deliver better healthcare to people in more remote locations."
"Buxton, who owns a transport company, added: 'If I hadn't gone for the telesurgery in Gibraltar, then I would have had to have flown to London, I would have had to go on the NHS waiting list, get the procedure done and I would have probably been in London for three weeks. So I thought: This is a no-brainer. It is pioneering for Gibraltar, because you don't need to leave Gibraltar.'"
"UK surgeons have taken part in major telesurgery breakthroughs, including a 4,000mile transatlantic robotic stroke procedure on a cadaver - a body of someone who has donated themselves to science - proving longdistance surgery was technically possible."
Professor Prokar Dasgupta conducted a groundbreaking robotic urological surgery on Paul Buxton, a 62-year-old cancer patient in Gibraltar, from London 2,400km away. The procedure represents the UK's first long-distance robotic operation and builds on previous telesurgery achievements, including a transatlantic robotic stroke procedure. Remote robotic surgery aims to eliminate the expense and inconvenience of patient travel for treatment while improving healthcare delivery to remote locations. Buxton, originally from Somerset but living in Gibraltar for 40 years, chose to participate in the trial rather than face NHS waiting lists and a three-week stay in London. Gibraltar's single hospital creates complex medical needs challenges for residents, making remote surgical capabilities particularly valuable for the territory.
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