Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Lynn Love

Robot performs surgery on throat cancer patients in Scotland for first time

Throat cancer patients in Scotland have successfully undergone surgery performed by robots for the first time.

Pioneering Transoral Robotic surgery (TORS) started at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow on Monday.

It's a high-tech procedure to remove throat cancers in which a surgeon uses a sophisticated, computer-enhanced system to guide surgical tools and examine cancerous tissues.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.