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OCTOBER 4, 2005
  Penn Surgeons Use Completely Robotic Surgery to Successfully Treat Prostate Cancer
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Once the robotic arms are all in position, David I. Lee, MD, takes a seat across the operating room at the control console. The actual robot consists of a tower with a console that can be situated away from the patient across the operating room. the surgeon manipulates the robotic arms, which hold various surgical instruments, from this console.




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