Robotic surgery is safer and improves patient recovery time

Robot-assisted surgery used to perform bladder cancer removal enables patients to recover far more quickly and spend significantly (20 per cent) less time in hospital, concludes a first-of-its kind clinical trial led by Professor John Kelly (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science).

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